Atrial fibrillation outcomes: Changing the paradigm

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 545-547

  Casado Arroyo, Ruben ^a   Chierchia, Gian Battista ^a   Rodriguez Mañero, Moisés ^a   Levinstein, Moisés ^a   Namdar, Mehdi ^a   Conte, Giulio ^a   Sieira, Juan ^a   Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Wauters, Kristel ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiology; Sudden death; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AGING; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDY DESIGN; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84878014519     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.185     Document Type: Article

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