Treatment satisfaction of internal versus external cardioversion in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation - A randomized, prospective, 28-day follow-up study

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-16

  Ladwig, Karl Heinz ^a   Lehmann, Günter ^a   Marten Mittag, Birgitt ^a   Simon, Heidi ^a   Alt, Eckhard ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Treatment satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0037227201     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960260104     Document Type: Article

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