Signal-averaged P wave in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10 II, 1997, Pages 2577-2586

  Rosenheck, Shimon ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; ECG; P wave; Signal averaging

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; P WAVE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; QRS COMPLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0030689038     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb06107.x     Document Type: Article

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