Registry and studies of the German competence network on atrial fibrillation (AFNET);Register und Studien des Deutschen Kompetenznetzes Vorhofflimmern (AFNET)

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-159

  Nabauer, M ^a   Gerth, A ^a   Kirchhof, P ^b   Goette, A ^c   Limbourg, T ^d   Sprenger, C ^e   Hoffmann, B ^f   Willems, S ^f   Doll, N ^g   Schuchert, A ^h   Oeff, M ^e   Ravens, U ⁱ   Meinertz, T ^f   Steinbeck, G ^a   Breithardt, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c St Vincenz Hospital   (Germany)

^d Institut fur Herzinfarktforschung   (Germany)

^e Klinikum Brandenburg   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^g SANA KLINIKUM OFFENBACH   (Germany)

^h Friedrich Ebert Krankenhaus   (Germany)

ⁱ DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti arrhythmia agents; Anticoagulants; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Registries

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE REGISTRY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES;

EID: 77957158231     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-010-0097-7     Document Type: Review

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