Anatomical diversity and age-related histological changes in the human right atrial posterolateral wall
Author(s) -
Taka-aki Matsuyama
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.03.011
Subject(s) - crista terminalis , sinoatrial node , medicine , sinus venosus , crista , anatomy , cardiology , atrium (architecture) , sinus (botany) , atrial fibrillation , heart rate , blood pressure , biology , catheter ablation , botany , genus , mitochondrion , microbiology and biotechnology
Recent clinical observations suggest that the right atrial posterolateral wall structures originate ectopic beats and function as anatomical obstacles. Because atrial arrhythmias increase in incidence after middle age, we investigated histological diversity and age-related changes in right atrial posterolateral wall.
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