Activation of Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels Accelerates Atrial Fibrillation in Humans
- 5 December 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 114 (23) , 2434-2442
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.106.633735
Abstract
Background— It is unclear whether atrial fibrillation (AF) drivers in humans are focal or reentrant. To test the hypothesis that functional reentry is involved in human AF maintenance, we determine...Keywords
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