Bigeminy pacing: A new protocol to unmask atrial vulnerability

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-15

  Attuel, Patrick ^a,b   Leclercq, Jean Francois ^a   Halimi, Franck ^a   Fiorello, Pierre ^a   Stiubei, Marcel ^a   Seing, Sao ^a  

^a CMC Parly 2   (France)

^b CMC Parly II   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial vulnerability; Bigeminy; Premature beats; Refractory period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; POST EXTRA SYSTOLIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037286475     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02194.x     Document Type: Article

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