Development and validation of diagnostic criteria for atrial flutter on the surface electrocardiogram

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-154

  Weinberg, Kenneth M ^a   Denes, Pablo ^a   Kadish, Alan H ^a   Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 42449127945     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2008.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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