Management of atrial fibrillation in the acute setting-findings from an Australasian survey

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 423-427

  Arendts, Glenn ^a,b   Krishnaraj, Murali ^c   Paull, Glenn ^c   Rees, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Emergency medicine; Practice guideline

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUSTRALASIA; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953797803     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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