Role of atrial pressure in the success of electrical cardioversion of chronic atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-226

  Akyürek, Ömer ^a   Ertaş, Fatih Sinan ^a   Diker, Erdem ^b   Karaoǧuz, Remzi ^a   Güldal, Muharrem ^a   Oral, Derviş ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Cardiology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; METOPROLOL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0342323806     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00862-6     Document Type: Article

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