Clinical study to investigate the predictive parameters for the onset of atrial fibrillation in patients with essential hypertension

American Heart Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 814-819

  Ciaroni, Stefano ^a   Cuenoud, Laurence ^a   Bloch, Antoine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034066146     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(00)90012-7     Document Type: Article

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