Evolution of p-wave morphology in healthy individuals: a 3-year follow-up study

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-233

  Havmöller, Rasmus ^a,b   Carlson, Jonas ^a   Holmqvist, Fredrik ^a   Olsson, Bertil ^a   Platonov, Pyotr ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ECG; Healthy; Interatrial conduction; P wave; Signal averaged

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 68049128282     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2009.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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