Mechanisms of fractionated electrograms formation in the posterior left atrium during paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in humans

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1081-1092

  Atienza, Felipe ^a   Calvo, David ^a   Almendral, Jesús ^a   Zlochiver, Sharon ^b   Grzeda, Krzysztof R ^b   Martínez Alzamora, Nieves ^c   González Torrecilla, Esteban ^a   Arenal, Ángel ^a   Fernández Avilés, Francisco ^a   Berenfeld, Omer ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

adenosine; atrial fibrillation; conduction delay; fractionated electrograms; re entry

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SYSTOLE; WAVEFORM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 79951964401     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.066     Document Type: Article

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