Pharmacological cardioversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1274-1276

  Khan, Ijaz A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FLECAINIDE; HUMANS; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 3242876749     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.06.007     Document Type: Editorial

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