Correlation of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and sinus rhythm with incidences of new thromboembolic stroke in 1476 old-old patients

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-34

  Aronow, W S ^a   Ahn, C ^b   Mercando, A D ^b   Epstein, S ^b   Gutstein, H ^b  

^a HEBREW HOSPITAL HOME   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory electrocardiograms; Atrial fibrillation; Sinus rhythm; Supraventricular tachycardia; Thromboembolic stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0029968136     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03340112     Document Type: Article

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