Doppler sonographic evaluation of left atrial function after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-294

  Mattioli, Anna Vittoria ^a   Castelli, Annadele ^b   Sternieri, Sabina ^b   Mattioli, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial function; Cardioversion

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATRIAL CONTRACTION; ATRIAL EJECTION FORCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARDIOVERSION; DIRECT CURRENT SHOCK;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032937114     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1999.18.4.289     Document Type: Article

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