Incidental conversion to sinus rhythm from atrial fibrillation during external jugular venous catheterization

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 664-667

  Lee, H Thomas ^a,b   Cozine, Kathryn ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Central venous catheter; Sinus rhythm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0031435695     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00151-7     Document Type: Article

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