Restoring Sinus rhythm results in blood pressure reduction in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation and a history of hypertension

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 722-726

  Sanders, Natalie A ^a   Bertolone, Cristina ^b   Jetter, Tawni L ^a   Wasmund, Stephen L ^a   Croci, Francesco ^b   Solano, Alberto ^b   Brignole, Michele ^b   Hamdan, Mohamed H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; autonomic nervous system; cardioversion; hypertension; sympathetic tone

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTAH;

EID: 84863727979     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02280.x     Document Type: Article

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