Long-short sequence may predict immediate recurrence of atrial fibrillation after external cardioversion

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Gorenek B ^a   Kudaiberdieva, G ^a   Goktekin, O ^a   Cavusoglu, Y ^a   Birdane, A ^a   Unalir, A ^a   Ata, N ^a   Timuralp, B ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Immediate recurrence

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PROPAFENONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0037253108     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0270     Document Type: Article

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