P wave dispersion and short-term vs. late atrial fibrillation recurrences after cardioversion

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-361

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Diemberger, Igor ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Camanini, Claudia ^a   Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Corazza, Ivan ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Zannoli, Romano ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Antiarrhythmic agents; Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISPERSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID DISEASE;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19444387836     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.03.039     Document Type: Article

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