Detailed ECG Analysis of Atrial Repolarization in Humans

Introduction: Data on human atrial repolarization are scarce since the QRS complex normally obscures its ECG trace. In the present study, consecutive patients with third‐degree AV block were studied to better describe the human Ta wave.

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