14th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 2000

Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 2000
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

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Recovery time of mechanical left atrial function after external or internal atrial defibrillation: an acute randomized study and follow-up

Domenico Spaziani, Massimo Pagani, FrancescoNaccarella*, S. De Servi, PaolaMontanari**, Salvatore Romano**.
Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale di Legnano, **Ospedale Maggiore di Milano IRCCS, *Azienda Ospedaliera Citta di Bologna, Italy

Aim of the study

The purpose of this prospective randomized study was to assess the differences of the left atrial chamber function after internal (IAD) or external atrial defibrillation (EAD) of atrial fibrillation (Af) and to evaluate the time course of recovery in the two groups.