Sex differences in the electrophysiological characteristics of pulmonary veins and left atrium and their clinical implication in atrial fibrillation

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 550-559

  Tsai, Wen Chin ^a   Chen, Yao Chang ^d   Lin, Yung Kuo ^b,c   Chen, Shih Ann ^e,f   Chen, Yi Jen ^b,c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Left atrium; Pulmonary veins; Sex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ISOPRENALINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE AFTERDEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RATE; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SEX DIFFERENCE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIUM; HEART FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; RABBITS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 80054021936     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.961995     Document Type: Article

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