Recovery of electrophysiological parameters after conversion of atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 183-189

  Sato, Toshiaki ^a   Mitamura, Hideo ^a   Kurita, Yasuo ^a   Takeshita, Akiko ^a   Shinagawa, Kaori ^a   Miyoshi, Shunichiro ^a   Kanki, Hideaki ^a   Hara, Motoki ^a   Takatsuki, Seiji ^a   Soejima, Kyoko ^a   Ogawa, Satoshi ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial effective refractory period; Atrial fibrillation; Electrical cardioversion; P wave duration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034913262     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(01)00419-3     Document Type: Article

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