Clinical characteristics of patients with persistent atrial fibrillation referred for cardioversion: Spanish cardioversion registry (REVERSE);Perfil clínico de los pacientes con fibrilación auricular persistente remitidos a cardioversión: Registro sobre la cardioversión en España (REVERSE)

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 630-634

  Alegret, Josep M ^a   Viñolas, Xavier ^b   Sagristá, Jaume ^c   Hernández Madrid, Antonio ^d   Berruezo, Antonio ^e   Moya, Angel ^f   Martínez Sande, José L ^g   Pastor, Agustín ^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 UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^f Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^h Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Reus ^*

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DICOUMAROL DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBOLISM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 46449134597     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13123082     Document Type: Article

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