Potential role of body surface ECG mapping for localization of atrial fibrillation trigger sites

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 47-52

  SippensGroenewegen, Arne ^a,d   Natale, Andrea ^b   Marrouche, Nassir F ^b   Bash, Diana ^b   Cheng, Jie ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BORGESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; P WAVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; DATABASES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 7544246387     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.08.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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