Efficacy and tolerability in fully conscious patients of transvenous low-energy internal atrial cardioversion for atrial fibrillation

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作者
Boriani, G
Biffi, M
Bronzetti, G
Ayers, GM
Zannoli, R
Branzi, A
Capucci, A
Magnani, B
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[1] Univ Bologna, Inst Cardiol, I-40138 Bologna, Italy
[2] InControl Inc, Redmond, WA USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00882-5
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Transvenous low-energy atrial cardioversion was performed in a series of fully conscious patients (30 patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and 5 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation). The results show that internal atrial defibrillation is effective and tolerable in most patients.
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