Asymptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation and outcome: Results of the RACE study

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 939-945

  Rienstra, Michiel ^a   Vermond, Rob A ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^b   Tijssen, Jan G P ^c   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Comorbidities; Prognosis; Symptoms; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; PHENPROCOUMON; SOTALOL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVERSION; CHADS2 SCORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTING HEART RATE; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TORSADE DES POINTES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION;

AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901442888     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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