Impact of "hybrid therapy" on long-term rhythm control and arrhythmia related hospitalizations in patients with drug-refractory persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-136

  Rao, B Hygriv ^a   Saksena, Sanjeev ^a,b,c  

^a Electrophysiology Research Foundation   (United States)

^b PBI Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic therapy; Atrial defibrillators; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac pacing; Cardioversion; Catheter ablation; Economics; Hybrid therapy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DOFETILIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYBRID THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34249650860     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9091-3     Document Type: Article

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