"asymptomatic" persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation: A misnomer in selected patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 112-113

  Ganapathy, Anand V ^a,c   Monjazeb, Seena ^b   Ganapathy, Krithika S ^c   Shanoon, Farah ^c   Razavi, Mehdi ^c  

^a Baylor College of Medicine   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVERSION; CASE STUDY; CHADS2 SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; VERY ELDERLY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; INCIDENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928231026     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.122     Document Type: Article

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