A simple point score system for predicting the efficacy of external rectilinear biphasic cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-301

  Stec, Sebastian ^a   Gorecki, Aleksander ^a   Zaborska, Beata ^a   Kulakowski, Piotr ^a  

^a GROCHOWSKI HOSPITAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cardioversion; Initial energy; Persistent atrial fibrillation; Point score system; Rectilinear biphasic waveform

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DISEASE DURATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745203787     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul010     Document Type: Article

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