Heart Rhythm
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 88-95 , January 2010

Mechanisms of sinoatrial node dysfunction in a canine model of pacing-induced atrial fibrillation

Received 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 10 September 2009.

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 This manuscript was processed by a guest editor. This study was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grants P01 HL78931, R01 HL78932, and 71140; a Korean Ministry of Information and Communication and Institute for Information Technology Advancement through research and develop support project to Dr. Joung; an AHA Established Investigator Award to Dr. Lin; a Nihon Kohden/St. Jude Medical Electrophysiology fellowship to Dr. Maruyama; Medtronic-Zipes Endowments to Dr. Chen; and a VA Young Investigator Grant and St. Jude Medical, Inc., research grant to Dr. Das. Dr. Zipes and Chen are consultants to Medtronic, Inc. Dr. Das receives research grants from St. Jude Medical. Medtronic provided equipment used in this study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.09.018

Heart Rhythm
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