The significance of P wave duration and P wave dispersion for risk assessment of atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-344

  Hallioglu, Olgu ^a,b   Aytemir, Kudret ^a   Celiker, Alpay ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial tachyarrhythmia; Correction of tetralogy of Fallot; P wave dispersion; P wave duration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 9144257278     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2004.94569.x     Document Type: Article

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