Concise review of atrial fibrillation: Treatment update considerations in light of AFFIRM and RACE

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 495-500

  Bloom, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Antiarrhythmics; Atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; MORACIZINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

AGED; ALGORITHM; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344591510     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270904     Document Type: Review

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