Response of atrial fibrillatory activity to carotid sinus massage in patients with atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9 I, 2001, Pages 1363-1368

  Bollmann, Andreas ^a   Wodarz, Karsten ^a   Esperer, Hans Dieter ^a   Toepffer, Ines ^a   Klein, Helmut U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Carotid sinus massage; ECG analysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QRS COMPLEX; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0034829992     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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