Biphasic energy selection for transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. The BEST AF Trial

Heart

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 884-887

  Glover, B M ^a,b   Walsh, S J ^a   McCann, C J ^a,b   Moore, M J ^a,b   Manoharan, G ^a,b   Dalzell, G W N ^a   McAllister, A ^c   McClements, B ^c   McEneaney, D J ^d   Trouton, T G ^e   Mathew, T P ^f   Adgey, A A J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAVEFORM;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46249085502     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.120782     Document Type: Article

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