Novel non-invasive P wave analysis for the prediction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation recurrences in patients without structural heart disease: A prospective pilot study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-172

  Vassilikos, Vassilios ^a   Dakos, George ^a   Chatzizisis, Yiannis S ^a   Chouvarda, Ioanna ^a   Karvounis, Charalambos ^a   Maynard, Charles ^b   Maglaveras, Nicos ^a   Paraskevaidis, Stylianos ^a   Stavropoulos, George ^a   Styliadis, Charalambos I ^a   Mochlas, Sotirios ^a   Styliadis, Ioannis ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

P wave; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; P WAVE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 81755172403     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.08.029     Document Type: Article

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