Predictors of success and effect of biphasic energy on electrical cardioversion in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 942-946

  Alegret, Josep M ^a   Viñolas, Xavier ^b   Sagristá, Jaume ^c   Hernandez Madrid, Antonio ^d   Pérez, Luisa ^e   Sabaté, Xavier ^f   Mont, Lluís ^g   Medina, Alfonso ^h  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biphasic energy; Electrical cardioversion; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE AREA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449128052     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum107     Document Type: Article

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