Early reinitiation of atrial fibrillation after electrical defibrillation: A new electrophysiological phenomenon

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1581-1584

  Lau, Chu Pak ^a,b,c   Tse, Hung Fat ^a,b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

BRADYCARDIA; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT;

EID: 0035168288     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01581.x     Document Type: Editorial

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