Intermittent interatrial block after electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 662-664

  Baranchuk, Adrian ^a   Michael, Kevin ^a   Syed, Uzma ^a   Simpson, Christopher S ^a   Redfearn, Damian P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrical cardioversion; Intermittent interatrial block

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT INTERATRIAL BLOCK; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SINOATRIAL BLOCK;

EID: 55649087799     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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