@article{ac0dfb0c577f4be19cc018ea84a3e5b8,
title = "Conversion of rheumatic atrial fibrillation by amiodarone after percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy",
abstract = "Amiodarone, used in conjunction with percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy, can safely convert rheumatic atrial fibrillation in 38% of patients compared with 0% in those without it. However, whether this treatment exerts long-term benefits on prognosis awaits further investigation.",
author = "Liu, {Tsun Jui} and Hsueh, {Chung Whei} and Lee, {Wen Lieng} and Lai, {Hui Chin} and Wang, {Kuo Yang} and Ting, {Chih Tai}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported in part by the Yen Tjing-Ling Medical Foundation (CI-91-6-3) and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. ",
year = "2003",
month = nov,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.045",
language = "English",
volume = "92",
pages = "1244--1246",
journal = "American Journal of Cardiology",
issn = "0002-9149",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "10",
}