P-wave signal averaging identifies patients prone to alcohol-induced paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 491-494

  Steinbigler, Peter ^a   Haberl, Ralph ^b   König, Bernhard ^b   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037441678     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03258-7     Document Type: Article

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