Prediction of early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after external cardioversion by means of P wave signal-averaged electrocardiogram

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 540-546

  Ehrlich, Joachim R ^a,b   Schadow, Kerstin ^a   Steul, Katrin ^a   Zhang, Gui Q ^a   Israel, Carsten W ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Early recurrence; Signal averaging

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0041369948     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-003-0940-5     Document Type: Article

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