Modes of initiation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation from analysis of spontaneously occurring episodes using a 12-lead Holter monitoring system

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 853-857

  Kolb, Christof ^a   Nürnberger, Susanna ^a   Ndrepepa, Gjin ^a   Zrenner, Bernhard ^a   Schömig, Albert ^a   Schmitt, Claus ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; METOPROLOL; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035887425     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01891-4     Document Type: Article

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