P wave morphology during spontaneous and paced pulmonary vein activity: Differences between patients with atrial fibrillation and normal controls

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-40

  O'Donnell, David ^a,b   Bourke, John P ^a   Furniss, Stephen S ^a  

^a Epworth Freemasons Hospital   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrocardiography; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037263078     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jelc.2003.50011     Document Type: Article

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