Incidence of induced atrial fibrillation/flutter in complete atrioventricular block: A concept of 'atrial-malfunctioning' atrio-hisian block

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 650-654

  Yamashita, Takeshi ^a   Murakawa, Yuji ^a   Ajiki, Kohsuke ^a   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

atrial flutter; atrioventricular node; conduction; fibrillation; heart block

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031047218     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.3.650     Document Type: Article

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