Pulmonary veins in the substrate for atrial fibrillation: the "venous wave" hypothesis

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jun 16;43(12):2290-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.03.036.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery
  • Body Surface Potential Mapping
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Catheters, Indwelling*
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac* / instrumentation
  • Heart Atria / physiopathology
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Conduction System / pathology
  • Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
  • Heart Conduction System / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Veins / physiopathology*
  • Pulmonary Veins / surgery
  • Refractory Period, Electrophysiological / physiology