Absence of Correlation Between Symptoms and Rhythm in "Symptomatic" Atrial Fibrillation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2118-2121

  Mehall, John R ^a   Kohut Jr , Robert M ^a   Schneeberger, E William ^a   Merrill, Walter H ^a   Wolf, Randall K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 34249073129     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.084     Document Type: Article

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