A pilot study of a low-tilt biphasic waveform for transvenous cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: Improved efficacy compared with conventional capacitor-based waveforms in patients

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1020-1024

  Glover, Benedict M ^a   McCann, Conor J ^a   Manoharan, Ganesh ^a   Walsh, Simon J ^a   Moore, Michael J ^a   Allen, James D ^b   Escalona, Omar ^c   Anderson, John M C C ^c   Trouton, Tom G ^d   Stevenson, Mike ^a   Roberts, Michael J ^a   Adgey, Jennifer A A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Direct current cardioversion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PILOT STUDY; WAVEFORM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249157883     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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