Usefulness of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring for atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-276

  Camm, A John ^a   Corbucci, Giorgio ^b   Padeletti, Luigi ^c,d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BODY MASS; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STROKE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STROKE;

EID: 84862761618     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.03.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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