Reverse atrial electrical remodelling following atrial defibrillation as determined by signal-averaged ECG

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-315

  Healey, Jeff S ^a   Theoret Patrick, Patricia ^a   Green, M S ^a   Lemery, R ^a   Birnie, D ^a   Tang, Anthony S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrical remodelling; Signa averaged electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; P WAVE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 1842687273     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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