Comparison of P waves recorded on the standard electrocardiogram, the "Lewis lead," and "saline-filled central venous catheter"-based intracardiac electrocardiogram

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 474-478

  Madias, John E ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 4344643999     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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