Déjà vu in the theories of atrial fibrillation dynamics

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 766-775

  Jalife, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation mechanisms; Circus movement reentry; Dynamics of wave propagation; Rotors; Spiral waves

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOPHYSICS; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JELLYFISH; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEJA VU; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 79951866628     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq364     Document Type: Review

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