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Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation with ibutilide: When is it most effective?

2002; Wiley; Volume: 25; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/clc.4960250904

1932-8737

Mithilesh K. Das, Kuruvilla M. Cheriparambil, Ashwini Bedi, John Kassotis, C.V.R. Reddy, Barry I. Saul, Majesh Makan,

Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is found in 1% of persons above the age of 60 years. More than 5% of the population older than 69 years and about 14% of octogenarians are at risk for this arrhythmia. It is estimated that 1.5 to 3 million persons in the United States alone suffer from AF. The public health implications and attendant morbidity are a significant drain on our health care system.