Identification, diagnosis and assessment of atrial fibrillation

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-28

  Dewar, R I ^a   Lip, G Y H ^b  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 33846190514     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.099861     Document Type: Conference Paper

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