Everything counts in large amounts device-detected atrial high-rate arrhythmias

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 471-473

  Viles Gonzalez, Juan F ^a   Halperin, Jonathan L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 74549186552     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.909101     Document Type: Editorial

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