Atrial defibrillation threshold in humans minutes after atrial fibrillation induction: 'A stitch in time saves nine'

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 1613-1617

  Vardas, Panos E ^a   Manios, E G ^a   Kanoupakis, E M ^a   Dermitzaki, D N ^a   Mavrakis, H E ^a   Kallergis, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Defibrillation threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; TIME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034867730     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2552     Document Type: Article

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