Circulation · 1997 · 44 citations · 15 references
During spontaneous chronic AF in humans, (1) local capture by atrial pacing is possible up to at least 15 mm from the pacing site, (2) regional entrainment is possible during type 1 and type 2 AF but not type 3 AF, and (3) pacing before capture accelerates AF, probably by transient or local capture. These findings suggest that an excitable gap is present in chronic AF, therefore supporting the hypothesis that leading circle reentry is not the unique electrophysiological mechanism maintaining the arrhythmia.
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Maurits A. Allessie, F. I. M. Bonke, Francien J. G. Schopman · Circulation Research · 1977 · 1.1K citations
Cardiac Muscle, Rabbit Atrial Muscle, Electrophysiological Evaluation +14
High-density mapping of electrically induced atrial fibrillation in humans.
Karen Konings, C Kirchhof, J R Smeets et al. · Circulation · 1994 · 962 citations