Rate control in atrial fibrillation: Targets, methods, resynchronization considerations

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 2746-2755

  Heist, E Kevin ^a   Mansour, Moussa ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiac resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE; DILTIAZEM; IVABRADINE; PROCAINAMIDE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS;

EID: 83455258365     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.019919     Document Type: Article

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