Long-short sequence may predict immediate recurrence of atrial fibrillation after external cardioversion

Gorenek B., Kudaiberdieva G., Goktekin O., Cavusoglu Y., Birdane A., Unalir A., ...More

EUROPACE, vol.5, no.1, pp.11-16, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0270
  • Journal Name: EUROPACE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.11-16
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim We thought, that analysis of surface electrocardiograms recorded immediately after electrical external cardio-version (EC) might enlighten the mechanisms responsible for immediate recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and especially to test whether atrial ectopic beats (PAC) with long-short (LS) sequence are related to the recurrence of arrhythmia after cardioversion in patients with chronic AF.