A critical analysis of the scientific evidence behind international guidelines related to cardiac arrhythmias

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-210

  Roos, Markus ^a   Brodbeck, Jeannette ^b   Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   Chierchia, Gian Battista ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Clinical practice; Evidence based; Guideline; Level of evidence

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIVITAMIN K; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; PROPAFENONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PACING; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNCOPE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LITERATURE; PATIENT SELECTION; STANDARD; WRITING;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WRITING;

EID: 79958851872     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.110.958181     Document Type: Article

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