Is the presence of interatrial septal hypertrophy a marker for atrial fibrillation in the elderly?

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 399-403

  López Candales, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036846951     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2002.01629.x     Document Type: Article

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