Effectiveness and safety of low-energy internal cardioversion of long-standing atrial fibrillation after unsuccessful external cardioversion

被引：6
作者：
Sharp, JC
Whalley, DW
机构：
[1] Royal N Shore Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ Sydney, Dept Med, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY | 2002年 / 90卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02578-X
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
This study examines the efficacy, safety, and long-term follow-up of low-energy internal cardioversion as a day-stay procedure in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) who have had unsuccessful conventional external cardioversion.
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