Intravenous amiodarone in treatment of recent-onset atrial fibrillation: Results of a randomized, controlled study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1079-1082

  Galve, Enrique ^a   Rius, Teresa ^a   Ballester, Ricard ^a   Artaza, M Angeles ^a   Arnau, Josep M ^a   Garcia Dorado, David ^a   Soler Soler, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029922983     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00595-1     Document Type: Article

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