Double external direct-current shocks for refractory atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 972-974

  Bjerregaard, Preben ^a   El Shafei, Amr ^a   Janosik, Denise L ^a   Schiller, Lisa ^a   Quattromani, Antonella ^a  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; BURN; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033064334     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)01048-0     Document Type: Article

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