Clinical characteristics of persistent lone atrial fibrillation in the RACE study

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1486-1490

  Rienstra, Michiel ^b   Hagens, Vincent E ^b   Van Veldhuisen, Dirk J ^b   Bosker, Hans A ^b   Tijssen, Jan G P ^b   Kamp, Otto ^b   Bouma, Jelte ^b   Veeger, Nic J G M ^b   Crijns, Harry J G M ^b   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CARDIOVERSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 13944267153     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.024     Document Type: Article

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