Myocardium extending from the left atrium onto the pulmonary veins: a comparison between subjects with and without atrial fibrillation.

Rapid discharges from the myocardium extending from the left atrium onto the pulmonary vein (PV) have been shown to initiate AF, and AF may be eradicated by the catheter ablation within the PV. However, if there is any difference in the distribution patterns of the myocardial sleeve onto the PV betw...

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Published in:Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology Vol. 24; no. 10; pp. 1459 - 1464
Main Authors: Tagawa M, Higuchi K, Chinushi M, Washizuka T, Ushiki T, Ishihara N, Aizawa Y
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2001
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