Atrial fibrillation driver mechanisms: Insight from the isolated human heart

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-11

  Csepe, Thomas A ^a   Hansen, Brian J ^a   Fedorov, Vadim V ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Fibrosis; Intramural microanatomic reentry; Optical mapping; Reentrant driver

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE; CARDIAC PATIENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ISOLATED HEART; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ACTION POTENTIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLTAGE SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ISOLATED HEART PREPARATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING;

EID: 84997796191     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: 18732615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2016.05.008     Document Type: Review

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