Is there an association of atrial septal aneurysm with arrhythmias?

Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-91

  Schneider, Birke ^a   Hofmann, Thomas ^a   Meinertz, Thomas ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Arterial embolism; Atrial septal aneurysm; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Holter monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART PALPITATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARRHYTHMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0032778473     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006885     Document Type: Article

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