All's Well That Ends Well, or Is It?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2317-2318

  Prystowsky, Eric N ^a   Padanilam, Benzy J ^a  

^a Care Group   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; anticoagulation; atrial fibrillation; quality of life; recurrence

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DRONEDARONE; FLECAINIDE; WARFARIN;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHORT FORM 36;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952195445     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.012     Document Type: Editorial

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