Atrial defibrillation: New frontiers

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 607-622

  Carlson, M D ^a   Biblo, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYCARDIA; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0029832039     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70308-8     Document Type: Article

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