Simultaneous double external DC shock technique for refractory atrial fibrillation in concomitant heart disease

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 929-936

  Kabukcu, Mehmet ^a   Demircioglu, Fatih ^a   Yanik, Ekrem ^a   Minareci, Kenan ^a   Ersel Tüzüner, Filiz ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CREATINE KINASE MB; M1723B; WARFARIN; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SAFETY; SHOCK WAVE; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; WARFARIN;

EID: 13844314300     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.45.929     Document Type: Article

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