Effect of atrial fibrillation duration on probability of immediate recurrence after transthoracic cardioversion

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-185

  Oral, Hakan ^a   Ozaydin, Mehmet ^a   Sticherling, Christian ^a   Tada, Hiroshi ^a   Scharf, Christoph ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a   Lai, Steve W K ^a   Pelosi Jr , Frank ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a   Strickberger, S Adam ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Immediate recurrence of atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037305365     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02415.x     Document Type: Article

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