Recovery of atrial systolic function after pharmacological conversion of chronic atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm: A Doppler echocardiographic study

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-49

  Jović, Albino ^a   Troskot, Rosana ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL ZADAR   (Croatia)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardioversion

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0031039585     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.1.46     Document Type: Article

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