Recurrence rate of atrial flutter after initial presentation in patients on drug treatment

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1122-1124

  Babaev, Anvar ^a   Suma, Valentin ^a   Tita, Cristina ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a,b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0142258288     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.06.013     Document Type: Article

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