Amiodarone for pharmacological cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 239-248

  Khan, Ijaz A ^a   Mehta, Nirav J ^a   Gowda, Ramesh M ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Chemical cardioversion; Class III antiarrhythmic drugs; Pharmacological cardioversion

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLACEBO; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAPSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; PHLEBITIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS ARREST; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; URTICARIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 0037722720     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00477-1     Document Type: Article

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