Thromboembolic complications after cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation: The FinCV (Finnish CardioVersion) study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1187-1192

  Airaksinen, K E Juhani ^a   Grönberg, Toni ^a   Nuotio, Ilpo ^a   Nikkinen, Marko ^b   Ylitalo, Antti ^c   Biancari, Fausto ^d   Hartikainen, Juha E K ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; atrial fibrillation; cardioversion; stroke; thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DRONEDARONE; HEPARIN; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANTICOAGULATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVERSION; CI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ODDS RATIO; OR; RECEIVER-OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; ROC; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84884387388     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.04.089     Document Type: Article

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