Electrophysiological characteristics of the atrium in sinus node dysfunction with and without postpacing atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-308

  De Sisti, Antonio ^a   Attuel, Patrick ^a   Manot, Stephanie ^a   Fiorello, Pierre ^a   Halimi, Franck ^a   Leclercq, Jean Francois ^a  

^a Centre Chirurgical Val d'Or   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial pacing; Electrophysiological study; Sinus node dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; P WAVE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0034023970     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb06753.x     Document Type: Article

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