| Literature DB >> 10758937 |
T Tükek1, V Akkaya, S Demirel, A B Sözen, H Kudat, D Atilgan, M Ozcan, O Güven, F Korkut.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the Valsalva maneuver on P-wave durations and dispersion. After the Valsalva maneuver, we found that maximum P-wave duration increased, minimum P-wave duration decreased, and P-wave dispersion increased in controls, whereas the opposite was true for unselected patients with paroxysmal AF. It was concluded that patients with paroxysmal AF performing the Valsalva maneuver normalized their P-wave dispersion, thereby correcting the inhomogeneous intra-atrial conduction.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 10758937 DOI： 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00891-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN： 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778