Types and outcomes of cardioversion in patients admitted to hospital for atrial fibrillation: Results of the German RHYTHM-AF Study

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 713-723

  Gitt, Anselm K ^a,b   Smolka, Wenefrieda ^c   Michailov, Galin ^c   Bernhardt, Alexandra ^a   Pittrow, David ^d   Lewalter, Thorsten ^e  

^a Institut fur Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^c Medical Department   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e Isar Herzzentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrical conversion; Observational; Outcomes; Pharmacological conversion; Registry

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITOXIN; DIGOXIN; DRONEDARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884813074     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-013-0586-x     Document Type: Article

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