Initiating mechanisms of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Dimmer, C ^a   Szili Torok, T ^b   Tavernier, R ^a   Verstraten, T ^a   Jordaens, L J ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12244304136     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0273     Document Type: Article

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