Changes in P-wave dispersion and P-wave duration after open heart surgery are associated with the peak incidence of atrial fibrillation

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 466-471

  Tsikouris, James P ^a   Kluger, Jeffrey ^a,b   Song, Jessica ^a   White, C Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISPERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; P WAVE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035189021     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhl.2001.118363     Document Type: Article

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