Randomised comparison of electrode positions for cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 576-579

  Mathew, T P ^a   Moore, A ^a   McIntyre, M ^a   Harbinson, M T ^a   Campbell, N P S ^a   Adgey, A A J ^a   Dalzell, G W N ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Electrode pad position

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033013945     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.6.576     Document Type: Article

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