Functional status in rate- versus rhythm-control strategies for atrial fibrillation: Results of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) functional status substudy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1891-1899

  Chung, Mina K ^a,b   Shemanski, Lynn ^b   Sherman, David G ^c   Greene, H Leon ^b   Hogan, David B ^d   Kellen, Joyce C ^e   Kim, Soo G ^f   Martin, Lisa Warsinger ^g   Rosenberg, Yves ^h   Wyse, D George ^d  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Axio Research Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^h NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADIAN CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY ANGINA CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION FUNCTIONAL CLASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 27644566723     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.040     Document Type: Article

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