Comparison of the Amplitude of the P-Wave from Intracardiac Electrocardiogram Obtained by Means of a Central Venous Catheter Filled With Saline Solution to That Obtained Via Esophageal Electrocardiogram

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 978-981

  Benzadón, Mariano Noel ^a,b   Ortega, Daniel Felipe ^a,b,c   Thierer, Jorge Mario ^a,b   Torcivia, Ricardo Adolfo Spampinato ^a,b   Aldunate, Leandro ^a,b   Alves de Lima, Alberto Enrique ^a,b   Navia, Daniel ^a,b   Dorsa, Alberto ^a,b   Rossi, Adriana ^a,b   Trivi, Marcelo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO CARDIOVASCULAR DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE CARDIOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c NASPE Heart Rhythm Society   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESOPHAGUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33748742173     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.04.042     Document Type: Article

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