Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation with Low Energy Internal Electric Shock;Cardioversion par choc électrique interne à basse énergie de la fibrillation auriculaire

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1605-1610

  Ricard, Ph ^b   Socas, A G ^b   Taramasco, V ^b   Guenoun, M ^b   Levy S ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardioversion interne; D fibrillation; Fibrillation auriculaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031318099     PISSN: 00039683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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