Does Left Atrial Appendage Peak Emptying Flow Velocity Predict the Electrical Energy Required to Achieve Successful Direct-current Cardioversion in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation?

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1004-1008

  Melduni, Rowlens M ^a   Chandrasekaran, Krishnaswamy ^a   Friedman, Paul A ^a   White, Roger D ^a   Malouf, Joseph F ^a   Hodge, David O ^a   Seward, James B ^a   Oh, Jae K ^a   Ammash, Naser M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547257229     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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