Repolarization alternans reveals vulnerability to human atrial fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 123, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 2922-2930

  Narayan, Sanjiv M ^a   Franz, Michael R ^b   Clopton, Paul ^a   Pruvot, Etienne J ^c   Krummen, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Service d'Angiologie Hôpital Universitaire   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

action potentials; electrophysiology; fibrillation; remodeling; trium

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE DURATION; ECTOPIA CORDIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OSCILLATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959960476     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.977827     Document Type: Article

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