In search of left septal fascicular block

American Heart Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 948-956

  MacAlpin, Rex N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0036910855     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.125503     Document Type: Article

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