Embolic complications of direct current cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias: Association with low intensity of anticoagulation at the time of cardioversion

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 926-933

  Gallagher, Mark M ^a   Hennessy, Brian J ^b   Edvardsson, Nils ^c   Hart, Ceara M ^d   Shannon, Muriel S ^e   Obel, Owen A ^a   Al Saady, Naab M ^a   Camm, A John ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WARFARIN;

EID: 0037019570     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02052-1     Document Type: Article

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