Left atrial size is the major predictor of cardiac death and overall clinical outcome in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: A long-term follow- up study

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 553-560

  Modena, Maria Grazia ^a,b   Muia Jr , Nicola ^a   Sgura, Fabio Alfredo ^a   Molinari, Rosella ^a   Castelli, Annadele ^a   Rossi, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Heart atrium; Mortality; Prognosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART DILATATION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031006552     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960200609     Document Type: Article

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