Atrial activation time and pattern of linear triple-site vs. single-site atrial pacing after cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 508-516

  Choi, Jong Il ^a   Ryu, Kyungmoo ^b   Park, Euljoon ^b   Benser, Michael E ^b   Jang, Jin Kun ^a   Lee, Hyun Soo ^a   Lim, Hong Euy ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^c   Kim, Young Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activation; Atrial fibrillation; Multisite pacing; Prevention; Three dimensional mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950193641     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup407     Document Type: Article

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