Mechanism of atrial escape-capture bigeminy: Second-degree sinoatrial exit and entrance block

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-149

  Katoh, Takakazu ^a   Kinoshita, Shinji ^b  

^a Katoh Cardiovascular Clinic   (Japan)

^b School of Human Service Studies   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial bigeminy; Sinoatrial entrance block; Sinoatrial exit block; Sinus escape; Sinus parasystole

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; P WAVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINOATRIAL CONDUCTION; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0031899758     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(98)90046-2     Document Type: Article

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