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Comment
. 2014 Jul;19(4):406-8.
doi: 10.1111/anec.12156. Epub 2014 May 14.

P-wave duration or P-wave morphology? Interatrial block: seeking for the Holy Grail to predict AF recurrence

Adrian Baranchuk  1 , Diego Conde, Andres Enriquez, Antoni Bayés de Luna
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P-wave duration or P-wave morphology? Interatrial block: seeking for the Holy Grail to predict AF recurrence

Adrian Baranchuk et al. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2014 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: P-wave duration; atrial fibrillation; interatrial block.

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Figure 1
(A) Typical ECG of advanced IAB with P‐wave duration of >120 milliseconds and biphasic morphology (±) in inferior leads. (B) Schematic representation of atrial activation, with conduction block in the upper and middle part of the interatrial septum and retrograde LA activation via muscular connections in the vicinity of coronary sinus. (C) Electroanatomic map of the LA during sinus rhythm in a patient with a IAB. Note the LA activation in a caudal‐cranial direction. Reproduced with permission (Ref. 8). Modified from Refs. 2 and 5.
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  • Response to baranchuk et Al.
    Gonna H, Gallagher MM. Gonna H, et al. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2014 Jul;19(4):409. doi: 10.1111/anec.12176. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2014. PMID: 25040482 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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