Unappreciated Prevalence of Interatrial Block and Associated Consequences: A Poorly Perceived Pandemic

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 668-670

  Spodick, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; EPIDEMIC; HEART ATRIUM BLOCK; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART BLOCK; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; P WAVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 2342513464     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.5.668     Document Type: Note

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