Electrocardiographic events preceding onset of atrial fibrillation: Insights gained using an implantable loop recorder

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-246

  Schwartzman, David ^a,d   Blagev, Denitza P ^b   Brown, Mark L ^c   Mehra, Rahul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^d PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring; Atrial fibrillation; Atrium; Electrocardiography; Implantable loop recorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33644780960     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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