AV nodal dual pathway electrophysiology and wenckebach periodicity

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1256-1262

  Zhang, Youhua ^a   Mazgalev, Todor N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

action potential; AV node; decremental conduction hypothesis; dual pathways; Wenckebach periodicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HIS BUNDLE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART BLOCK; PERIODICITY; RABBITS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80755175706     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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