Early-phase changes of P-wave characteristics after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 2607-2612

  Zhao, Liang ^a   Jiang, Wei Feng ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Liu, Xu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation; P wave

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; P WAVE AMPLITUDE; P WAVE DISPERSION; P WAVE DURATION; P WAVE INDEX; P WAVE NOTCH; P WAVE POLARITY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84880452773     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20122538     Document Type: Article

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