Reversal of atrial remodeling after cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation measured with magnetocardiography

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-223

  Lehto, Mika ^a   Jurkko, Raija ^a   Parikka, Hannu ^a   Mäntynen, Ville ^b   Väänänen, Heikki ^b   Montonen, Juha ^a   Voipio Pulkki, Liisa Maria ^a   Toivonen, Lauri ^a   Laine, Mika ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Magnetocardiography; P wave; Remodeling; Signal averaged ECG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; P WAVE; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849155992     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02205.x     Document Type: Article

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