Outcomes of a contemporary sample of patients with atrial fibrillation taking Digoxin: Results from the AFBAR study;Seguimiento clínico de una muestra contemporánea de pacientes con fibrilación auricular en tratamiento con digoxina: resultados del estudio AFBAR

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 890-897

  Rodríguez Mañero, Moisés ^a   Otero Raviña, Fernando ^b   García Seara, Javier ^a   Zugaza Gurruchaga, Lucrecia ^c   Rodríguez García, José M ^d   Blanco Rodríguez, Rubén ^e   Turrado Turrado, Victorino ^b   Fernández Villaverde, José M ^f   Vidal Pérez, Rafael C ^a   González Juanatey, José R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b SERGAS   (Spain)

^c SERGAS   (Spain)

^d SERGAS   (Spain)

^e SERGAS   (Spain)

^f SERGAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular admission; Digoxin

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; SURVIVAL; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908343049     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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