Quality of life in older people with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-42

  Lane, Deirdre A ^a   Lip, Gregory Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Older adults; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64449086371     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9318-y     Document Type: Article

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