Nature of electrogram fractionation during atrial fibrillation

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Jackman, Warren M ^a   Scherlag, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Editorials; Electrophysiology; Fractionated electrograms

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; VAGUS NERVE;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE;

EID: 84858331130     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.969279     Document Type: Review

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