Prognostic significance of serial P wave signal-averaged electrocardiograms following external electrical cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation: A prospective study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 299-304

  Guo, Xiao Hua ^a   Michael Gallagher, Mark ^a   Poloniecki, Jan ^a   Yi, Gang ^a   John Camm, A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; P wave; Signal averaged electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVERSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0037247562     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00037.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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