Optimization of initial energy for cardioversion of atrial tachyarrhythmias with biphasic shocks

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Reisinger, Johann ^a   Gstrein, Christine ^a   Winter, Thomas ^a   Zeindlhofer, Eduard ^a   Höllinger, Kurt ^a   Mori, Michael ^a   Schiller, Alexandra ^a   Winter, Andreas ^a   Geiger, Helmut ^a   Siostrzonek, Peter ^a  

^a Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Wien Betriebsgesellschaft   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; IBUTILIDE; PHENPROCOUMON; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ENERGY; ENERGY YIELD; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOCK WAVE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 76249119421     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

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