Diverse Fibrosis Architecture and Premature Stimulation Facilitate Initiation of Reentrant Activity Following Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1352-1360

  Angel, Nathan ^a,c   Li, Li ^a   MacLeod, Rob S ^a,c   Marrouche, Nassir ^a,b   Ranjan, Ravi ^a,c   Dosdall, Derek J ^a,b,c  

^a Cardiovascular Division   (United States)

^b Center for Engineering Innovation   (United States)

^c University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; conduction; electrophysiological mapping; fibrosis; remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GOAT; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; ATRIAL REMODELING; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FIBROSIS; GOATS; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84983119669     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12773     Document Type: Article

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