Carotid sinus massage as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for atrial flutter-fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1319-1321

  Kirchhof, C J H J ^a   Gorgels, A P M ^a   Wellens, H J J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Carotid sinus massage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; MALE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CAROTID SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE;

EID: 0031838898     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00196.x     Document Type: Article

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