Left ventricular ischemia due to coronary stenosis as an unexpected treatable cause of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 224-228

  Schoonderwoerd, Bas A ^a   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary stenosis; Ischemia; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0032967992     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00664.x     Document Type: Article

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