Atrial pacing for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation: How and where to pace?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1423-1427

  Daubert, J Claude ^a   Mabo, Philippe ^a  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY SINUS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; P WAVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034124608     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00620-3     Document Type: Editorial

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