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Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation for maintenance of sinus rhythm: a road to nowhere.

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

Affiliation: Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta/University of Calgary, Room G009, Health Sciences Bldg, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N4N1. dgwyse(-atsign-)ucalgary.ca

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 1444-52

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

PMID: 19805661, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/23/2009, IMS Date: )

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Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Atrial Fibrillation - drug therapy; mortality; physiopathology; therapy Defibrillators - adverse effects Defibrillators, Implantable - adverse effects Electric Countershock - methods Heart Rate - physiology Humans

International Normalized Ratio Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Recurrence Reproducibility of Results Risk Factors Thromboembolism - epidemiology Treatment Outcome

Associated Chemicals: Anticoagulants (0)

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