Interatrial block predicts atrial high rate episodes detected by cardiac implantable electronic devices

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 234-237

  Tekkesin, Ahmet Ilker ^a   Çinier, Göksel ^a   Cakilli, Yasin ^a   Hayıroğlu, Mert İlker ^a   Alper, Ahmet Taha ^a  

^a DR SIYAMI ERSEK THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation; Atrial high rate episodes; Interatrial block

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC IMPLANT; DUAL CHAMBER PACEMAKER; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERATRIAL BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERATRIAL BLOCK; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY;

EID: 84994777461     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2016.09.004     Document Type: Article

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