Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on conversion of persistent atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-194

  Hauck, Melanie ^a   Bauer, Alexander ^a   Voss, Frederik ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Becker, Ruediger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy; Defibrillator; Persistent atrial fibrillation; Sinus rhythm; Spontaneous conversion

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEXILETINE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61349192213     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-008-0740-z     Document Type: Article

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