Effectiveness and safety of low-energy internal cardioversion of long-standing atrial fibrillation after unsuccessful external cardioversion

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 657-660

  Sharp, Jason C ^b   Whalley, David W ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DILTIAZEM; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037106985     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02578-X     Document Type: Article

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