The Patient with Atrial Fibrillation

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 415-418

  Indik, Julia Heisler ^a   Alpert, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Antiarrhythmic medication; Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CAFFEINE; DIGOXIN; DOFETILIDE; DRONEDARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64549150571     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.12.012     Document Type: Review

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