Non-Pharmacological Methods of Maintaining Sinus Rhythm * Response
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Non-pharmacological methods of maintaining sinus rhythm.
Sinus Rhythm To the Editor: The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) investigators recently presented their analysis of the relationship between cardiac rhythm, treatment, and survival from the original AFFIRM study.1 The investigators conclude that the use of warfarin and the presence of sinus rhythm were important determinants of survival. The use of antia...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000137963.28622.be