The role of infarction-associated pericarditis on the occurrence of atrial fibrillation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-292

  Nagahama, Y ^a   Sugiura, T ^a   Takehana, K ^a   Hatada, K ^a   Inada, M ^a   Iwasaka, T ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Myocardial infarction; Pericardial effusion; Pericardial rub; PQ segments depression

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERICARDITIS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0031906773     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1997.0744     Document Type: Article

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