Pulmonary edema following electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 278-280

  Mayosi, Bongani M ^a   Commerford, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cardioversion; left atrial function; postcardioversion pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030060790     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.1.278     Document Type: Article

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