Recovery of the right atrial effective refractory period after cardioversion of chronic atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1261-1264

  Tanabe, Yasutaka ^a   Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Taneda, Kohji ^a   Fujita, Satoshi ^a   Kasai, Hidehiro ^a   Yamaura, Masayuki ^a   Imai, Shunsuke ^a   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; PILSICAINIDE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0032747572     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00544-5     Document Type: Article

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