Atrial signal analysis and defibrillation threshold assessment in chronic persistent and reinduced atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 449-454

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Bartolini, Pietro ^b   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Calcagnini, Giovanni ^b   Camanini, Claudia ^a   Corazza, Ivan ^a   Zannoli, Romano ^a   Barbaro, Vincenzo ^b   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial remodeling; Cardioversion; Defibrillation; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036261040     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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