Electromechanical delay in the left atrium as a consequence of interatrial block

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1132-1134

  Ramsaran, Eddison K ^b   Spodick, David H ^a  

^a SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030015274     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00149-X     Document Type: Article

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