Conversion of atrial fibrillation into a sinus rhythm by coronary angioplasty in a patient with acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-145

  Bunc, M ^a   Starc, R ^a   Podbregar, M ^a   Brucan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Atrial fibrillation; Conversion into a sinus rhythm; Keywords; Urgent coronary angioplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0035375172     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200106000-00011     Document Type: Article

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