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Pharmacological and electrical conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm is worth the effort.

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Author/s: Anter, Elad (E); Callans, David J (DJ); Wyse, D George (DG);

Affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Circulation (Circulation), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 120 (issue 14) : pp 1436-43

Dates: Created 2009/10/06; Completed 2009/10/23;

PMID: 19805660, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/23/2009, IMS Date: )

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Arrhythmia, Sinus - prevention & control Arrhythmias, Cardiac - mortality; prevention & control; surgery; therapy Atrial Fibrillation - mortality; prevention & control; surgery; therapy Cardiomyopathies - drug therapy; physiopathology Catheter Ablation - methods Decision Making Electric Countershock - methods

Electric Countershock - methods Heart Rate Humans Reproducibility of Results Stroke - epidemiology Tachycardia - mortality; physiopathology Ventricular Remodeling - physiology

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