Evaluation of P wave duration and P wave dispersion in adult patients with secundum atrial septal defect during normal sinus rhythm

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-79

  Guray, Umit ^a,b   Guray, Yesim ^a   Yýlmaz, M Birhan ^a   Mecit, Burcu ^a   Sasmaz, Hatice ^a   Korknaz, Sule ^a   Kutuk, Emine ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Electrocardiography; P wave dispersion; P wave duration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME;

EID: 0041327686     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00598-3     Document Type: Article

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