Atrial fibrillation in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: A comprehensive review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 9592-9599

  Roman, Crina ^a   Des Varannes, Stanislas Bruley ^b   Muresan, Lucian ^a   Picos, Alina ^a   Dumitrascu, Dan L ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Pathophysiology; Proton pump Inhibitors

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PUBLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84908866311     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9592     Document Type: Review

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