Left atrial dimensions determined by M-mode echocardiography in black and white older (≥65 years) adults (The Cardiovascular Health Study)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 983-987

  Manolio, Teri A ^a   Gottdiener, John S ^b   Tsang, Teresa S M ^c   Gardin, Julius M ^d  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036830508     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02665-6     Document Type: Article

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