Identification of P waves after the Cox-maze procedure: Significance of right precordial leads V3R through V6R

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1292-1294

  Pasic, Miralem ^a   Musci, Michele ^a   Edelmann, Barbara ^a   Siniawski, Henrik ^a   Bergs, Peter ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033035750     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00231-3     Document Type: Article

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