Paradigm shift for treatment of atrial fibrillation in heart failure

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 378, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 468-469

  Link, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DOFETILIDE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SINUS RHYTHM; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; HEART FAILURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS;

EID: 85041430621     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1714782     Document Type: Editorial

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