Anatomy of the left atrium for interventional electrophysiologists

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 620-627

  Ho, Siew Yen ^a,b   McCarthy, Karen P ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Anatomy; Atrial fibrillation; Bachmann's bundle; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BACHMANN BUNDLE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART INNERVATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; OBLIQUE VEIN OF MARSHALL; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; VEIN; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIAL SEPTUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 77951552309     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02659.x     Document Type: Review

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