Anatomic and electrophysiological differences between chronic and paroxysmal forms of common atrial flutter and comparison with controls: An observational study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1202-1211

  Da Costa, Antoine ^a,b   Mourot, Stéphane ^a   Roméyer Bouchard, Cécile ^a   Thévenin, Jérome ^a   Samuel, Bernard ^a   Kihel, Abdel ^a   Isaaz, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anisotropy; Atrial flutter; Conduction; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS RHYTHM; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4644286965     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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