Impact of catheter ablation on P-wave parameters on 12-lead electrocardiogram in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 725-733

  Maan, Abhishek ^a   Mansour, Moussa ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906936657     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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