Relationship between pattern of occurrence of atrial fibrillation and surface electrocardiographic fibrillatory wave characteristics

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 656-663

  Xi, Qin ^a   Sahakian, Alan V ^a,b   Frohlich, Thomas G ^c   Ng, Jason ^b,c   Swiryn, Steven ^c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Antiarrhythmic drugs; Atrial fibrillatory waves; Frequency analysis; QRS T cancellation; Rate control; Rhythm control

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT T TEST; T WAVE; TIME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11144254561     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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