Initial energy for biphasic external electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 757-760

  Miracapillo, Gennaro ^a   Costoli, Alessandro ^a   Addonisio, Luigi ^a   Severi, Silva ^a  

^a MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN I;

EID: 33744723178     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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