Characteristics of ectopic triggers associated with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation: Evidence for a changing role

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1367-1374

  Brooks, Anthony G ^a   Rangnekar, Geetanjali ^a   Ganesan, Anand N ^a   Salna, Ingrid ^a   Middeldorp, Melissa E ^a   Kuklik, Pawel ^a   Baumert, Mathias ^a   Roberts Thomson, Kurt C ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coupling interval; Ectopy; Trigger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECTOPIA CORDIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME;

EID: 84865615175     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.062     Document Type: Article

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