Effect of rate or rhythm control on quality of life in persistent atrial fibrillation: Results from the rate control versus electrical cardioversion (RACE) study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-247

  Hagens, Vincent E ^a   Ranchor, Adelita V ^b   Van Sonderen, Eric ^b   Bosker, Hans A ^c   Kamp, Otto ^d   Tijssen, Jan G P ^e   Kingma, J Herre ^f,g   Crijns, Harry J G M ^h   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b N Center for Healthcare Research   (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g Health Care of the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHRONOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 1042299094     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.08.037     Document Type: Article

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