Predictors of maintenance of sinus rhythm after electrical cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter;Prædiktive faktorer for opretholdelse af sinusrytme efter direct current (DC)-konvertering af atrieflimren/atrieflagren

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 167, Issue 36, 2005, Pages 3408-3412

  Larsen, Morten Tolstrup ^a,b   Lyngborg, Kjeld ^a   Pedersen, Frants ^a   Corell, Pernille ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DENMARK; DIRECT CURRENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24644444648     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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