Transvenous Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation using Low-Energy Shocks

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-129

  Socas, Ariel G ^a   Ricard, Philippe ^a   Taramasco, Vincent ^a   Guenoun, Maxime ^a   Lévy, Samuel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Internal cardioversion; Low energy cardioversion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031215887     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009751031170     Document Type: Article

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