Comparative Efficacy of Dronedarone and Amiodarone for the Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1051-1052

  Lewalter, Thorsten ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DRONEDARONE;

ANTICOAGULATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77349104127     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.10.037     Document Type: Letter

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