Managing emergency department patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-148

  Vinson, David R ^a,b   Hoehn, Ted ^a,b   Graber, David J ^a,b   Williams, Terry M ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardioversion; emergency medicine; procedural sedation; thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TORSADE DES POINTES; VOMITING;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857057943     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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