Atrial fibrillation in China: A brief review

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2803-2806

  Ma, Chang Sheng ^a   Du, Xin ^a   Jiang, Chen Xi ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drug; Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETICS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHINA; HUMANS;

EID: 74549202687     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.23.001     Document Type: Review

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