Electrical cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation: Acute and long-term results stratified according to arrhythmia duration

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1126-1134

  Toso, Elisabetta ^a   Blandino, Alessandro ^a   Sardi, Davide ^a   Battaglia, Alberto ^a   Garberoglio, Lucia ^b   Miceli, Salvatore ^b   Azzaro, Giuseppe ^b   Capello, Attilio Luca ^b   Gaita, Fiorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

AF duration; electrical cardioversion; long term results; persistent atrial fibrillation; temporary cutoff

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866157928     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03453.x     Document Type: Article

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