Permanent left atrial electromechanical dissociation after conversion of atrial fibrillation in a patient with interatrial block

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1158-1160

  Matana, Ante ^a   Zaputović, Luka ^a   Mavrić, Žarko ^a   Kaštelan, Zrinka Matana ^a   Romano, Slobodan ^a   Zaninović Jurjević, Tea ^a  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Electromechanical dissociation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; TRIAMTERENE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4344594909     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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