Atrial fibrillation: Mortality, morbidity, and money; is that all? Importance and variability of burden measurement

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-111

  Lewalter, Thorsten ^a   Lüderitz, Berndt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRADYCARDIA; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 14144254773     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi056     Document Type: Editorial

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