Rate vs. rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation - An updated meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-98

  Chen, Shaojie ^a   Dong, Ying ^a   Fan, Jinqi ^a   Yin, Yuehui ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Meta analysis; Prospective randomized trials; Rate control and rhythm control

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLEEDING DISORDER; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 81055156854     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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