Safety and efficacy of low-energy cardioversion of 500 patients using two different techniques

Europace

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-9

  Andraghetti, A ^a   Scalese, M ^a  

^a Medical PATH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Internal cardioversion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035110872     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2000.0137     Document Type: Article

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