Rate control versus electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation: A randomised comparison of two treatment strategies concerning morbidity, mortality, quality of life and cost-benefit - the RACE study design

BACKGROUND: Persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) does not terminate spontaneously and may cause left ventricular dysfunction and thromboembolic complications. For restoration of sinus rhythm electrical cardioversion (ECV) is most effective. However, AF frequently relapses, necessitating re-ECV and in...

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Hauptverfasser: van Gelder, I.C., Hagens, V.E., Kingma, J.H., Bosker, H.A., Kamp, O., Kingma, T., Veeger, N.J.G.M., Bouma, J., TenVergert, E.M., Tijssen, J.G.P., Crijns, H.J.G.M.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2002
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2499705/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25696077
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