Improved atrial mechanical efficiency during alternate- and multiple-site atrial pacing compared with conventional right atrial appendage pacing: Implications for selective site pacing to prevent atrial fibrillation [3]

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 209-212

  Tse, Hung Fat ^a   Hettrick, Douglas A ^b   Mehra, Rahul ^b   Lau, Chu Pak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE;

ADULT; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 29344441934     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.056     Document Type: Letter

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