Successful external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in patients referred to an electrophysiologist for internal cardioversion

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 500-502

  Verdino, R J ^a   Teuteberg, J J ^a   Burke, M C ^a   Kopp, D E ^a   Johnson, C T ^a   Lin, A C ^a   Alberts, M ^a   Kall, J G ^a   Wilber, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; External cardioversion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERSION; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE; SKILL; TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034962214     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960240716     Document Type: Article

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