Internal low energy cardioversion of atrial fibrillation using a single lead system: Comparison of a left and right pulmonary artery catheter approach

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1108-1112

  Schmieder, Sebastian ^a   Schneider, Michael A E ^a   Karch, Martin R ^a   Schmitt, Claus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Internal cardioversion; Single lead system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0034957356     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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