Serial evaluation of left atrial dimension after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and relation to atrial function

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 832-836

  Mattioli, Anna Vittoria ^a   Sansoni, Stefania ^a   Lucchi, Giulia Ricci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIRECT CURRENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCAINAMIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034176699     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00876-0     Document Type: Article

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