Recovery of the right atrial effective refractory period after cardioversion of chronic atrial fibrillation.
The effective refractory period was shorter in patients with than without chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). The effective refractory period was prolonged, and at 12 and 24 hours after cardioversion of AF it was the same as the subjects without AF.
Tanabe
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Y
First Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, Asahimachi, Japan.
Chinushi
M
M
Taneda
K
K
Fujita
S
S
Kasai
H
H
Yamaura
M
M
Imai
S
S
Aizawa
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged