The rate control, anticoagulation therapy, and electrophysiology/ antiarrhythmic medication pathway for the management of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 121-126

  Herzog, Eyal ^a   Fischer, Avi ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Clinical guidelines; Pathway; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DOFETILIDE; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 24944498841     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hpc.0000174914.89013.4b     Document Type: Review

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