Maximum P wave duration and P wave dispersion in adult patients with secundum atrial septal defect: The impact of surgical repair

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-141

  Guray, Umit ^a,b   Guray, Yesim ^a   Mecit, Burcu ^a   Yilmaz, M Birhan ^a   Sasmaz, Hatice ^a   Korkmaz, Sule ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Electrocardiography; P wave dispersion; P wave duration; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; P WAVE; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 2342657994     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2004.92532.x     Document Type: Article

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