Comparison of Antero-Lateral Versus Antero-Posterior Electrode Position for Biphasic External Cardioversion of Atrial Flutter

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1547-1550

  Risius, Tim ^a   Mortensen, Kai ^a   Schwemer, Tjark F ^a   Aydin, Muhammet A ^a   Klemm, Hanno U ^a   Ventura, Rodolfo ^a   Barmeyer, Achim ^a   Hoffmann, Boris ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a   Meinertz, Thomas ^a   Willems, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71749102701     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.027     Document Type: Article

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