Current atrial fibrillation guidelines and therapy algorithms: Are they adequate?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-116

  Lévy, Samuel ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pharmacological therapy; Rate control; Rhythm control

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ALGORITHM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOLOGY; EUROPE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651102691     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9320-4     Document Type: Review

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