The disparities in the electrogram voltage measurement during atrial fibrillation and sinus rhythm

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-398

  Chang, Chien Jung ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b,c   Higa, Satoshi ^d   Chang, Shih Lin ^b   Lo, Li Wei ^b,c   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^b   Hu, Yu Feng ^e   Udyavar, Ameya R ^b   Tang, Wei Hua ^b   Tsai, Wen Chin ^b   Huang, Shin Yu ^f   Tung, Nguyen Huu ^g   Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^h   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,c  

^a Tung's Taichung Metroharbour Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g Division of Cardiology   (Viet Nam)

^h HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrogram; Mapping; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ARTIFACT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARTIFACTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77950254589     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01637.x     Document Type: Article

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