Significance and prevalence of inducible atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients undergoing electrophysiologic study for presyncope or syncope

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-69

  Brembilla Perrot, Béatrice ^a   Beurrier, Daniel ^a   De La Chaise, Arnaud Terrier ^a   Suty Selton, Christine ^a   Jacquemin, Laurent ^a   Thiel, Bernard ^a   Louis, Pierre ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Programmed atrial stimulation; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART STIMULATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0030048238     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02505-7     Document Type: Article

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