Specific electrocardiographic markers of P-wave morphology in interatrial block

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 380-384

  Ariyarajah, Vignendra ^a,b   Apiyasawat, Sirin ^c   Puri, Puneet ^c   Spodick, David H ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dome; Interatrial block; Markers; Notch; P wave morphology; Spike

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748958866     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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