Short-term ECG for out of hospital detection of silent atrial fibrillation episodes

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-168

  Doliwa, Peter Sobocinski ^a   Frykman, Viveka ^a   Rosenqvist, Mårten ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiology; ECG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMETRY;

EID: 67651097614     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430802593435     Document Type: Article

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