Reevaluation of the Criterion for Interatrial Block

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 936-937

  Ariyarajah, Vignendra ^a,b   Frisella, Mary E ^c   Spodick, David H ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; P WAVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33748753584     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.04.036     Document Type: Article

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