Association of P wave duration and dispersion with the risk for atrial fibrillation: Practical considerations in the setting of coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 322-324

  Turgut, Okan ^a   Tandogan, Izzet ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan ^a   Yalta, Kenan ^a   Aydin, Osman ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery disease; Electrocardiography; P wave dispersion

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 77957837230     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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