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Prediction of ineffective elective cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a retrospective multi-center patient cohort study

BACKGROUND: Elective cardioversion (ECV) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a standard procedure to restore sinus rhythm. However, predictors for ineffective ECV (failure of ECV or recurrence of AF within 30 days) are unknown. METHODS: We investigated 1998 ECVs performed for AF lasting >48 h in 1,342...

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Autores principales: Hellman, Tapio, Kiviniemi, Tuomas, Vasankari, Tuija, Nuotio, Ilpo, Biancari, Fausto, Bah, Aissa, Hartikainen, Juha, Mäkäräinen, Marianne, Airaksinen, K. E. Juhani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28100174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-017-0470-0