Is mode switching beneficial? A randomized study in patients with paroxysmal atrial tachyarrhythmias

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 496-504

  Kamalvand, Kayvan ^a   Tan, Kim ^a   Kotsakis, Athanasios ^a   Bucknall, Cliff ^a   Sulke, Neil ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART BLOCK; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREADMILL; WELLBEING;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 0030877125     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00162-9     Document Type: Article

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