Rate control in atrial fibrillation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1439-1441

  Dorian, Paul ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 77951097043     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1002301     Document Type: Editorial

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