Prediction of the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion in the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 390-396

  Raitt, Merritt H ^a,g   Volgman, Annabelle S ^b   Zoble, Robert G ^c   Charbonneau, Lyne ^d   Padder, Farooq A ^e   O'Hara, Gilles E ^d   Kerr, David ^f  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Axio Research Corporation   (United States)

^g PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 31444450710     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.019     Document Type: Article

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