A multidisciplinary atrial fibrillation clinic

Current Cardiology Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-62

  Tran, Huyentran N ^a   Tafreshi, Javad ^a   Hernandez, Elvin A ^a   Pai, Sudha M ^a   Torres, Vilma I ^a   Pai, Ramdas G ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation clinic

Indexed keywords

DABIGATRAN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875838994     PISSN: 1573403X     EISSN: 18756557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573403x11309010007     Document Type: Review

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