Global P wave duration on the 65-lead ECG: Single-site and dual-site pacing in the structurally normal human atrium

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1240-1245

  Gozolits, Stefan ^a   Fischer, Gerald ^a,b   Berger, Thomas ^a   Hanser, Fritz ^b   Abou Harb, Maria ^a   Tilg, Bernhard ^b   Pachinger, Otmar ^a   Hintringer, Florian ^a   Roithinger, Franz X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b HITT Health Information Technologies Tirol   (Austria)

Author keywords

65 Lead surface electrocardiography; Arrhythmia prevention; Atrial activation time; Atrial fibrillation; Dual site atrial pacing

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DISEASE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0036932932     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01240.x     Document Type: Article

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