Prophylactic anticoagulation of atrial flutter prior to cardioversion: Meeting the "burden of proof"

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 493-494

  Silverman, D I ^a   Manning, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0035886280     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)00935-4     Document Type: Editorial

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