Interatrial block: Pandemic prevalence concealed by anachronistic electrocardiographic standards

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 381-383

  Frisella, Mary E ^a   Robinette, Michelle M ^a   Spodick, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial function; Electrocardiographic standards; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; P WAVE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 23044503996     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960280807     Document Type: Article

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