Relation between aging and circadian variation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1364-1367

  Yamashita, Takeshi ^a   Murakawa, Yuji ^a   Hayami, Noriyuki ^a   Sezaki, Kazunori ^a   Inoue, Masashi ^a   Fukui, Ei Ichi ^a   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0032374026     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00642-0     Document Type: Article

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