Wavelength and atrial vulnerability: An endocavitary approach in humans

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1 II, 1998, Pages 202-208

  Graux, Pierre ^a,b   Carlioz, Roland ^a   Rivat, Philippe ^a   Bera, Jérome ^a   Guyomar, Yves ^a   Dutoit, Albert ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology   (France)

^b CH St Philibert ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial vulnerability; Electrophysiology; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031905855     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb01089.x     Document Type: Article

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