Prevalence of interatrial block in a general hospital population

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 609-610

  Asad, Navaid ^a   Spodick, David H ^a  

^a SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; P WAVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE;

EID: 0037374035     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03320-9     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Willems J.L., Demedina E.O., Bernard R., Coumel P., Fisch C., Krikler D., Mazur N.A., Meijler F.L., Morgensen L., Moret P. World Health Organization International Society and Federation of Cardiology Task Force criteria for intraventricular conduction disturbances and preexcitation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 5:1985;1261-1275.
2. Bayes de Luna A. Electrocardiographic alterations due to atrial pathology. In: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Textbook. New York: Futura Company Inc., 1998:61.
3. Wagner M.L., Lazzara R., Weiss A., Hoffman B.F. Specialized conducting fibers in the interatrial band. Circ Res. 18:1966;502-518.
4. Velury V., Spodick D.H. Axial correlates of P-VI in left atrial enlargement and relation to interatrial block. Am J Cardiol. 73:1994;998-999.
5. Goyal S.B., Spodick D.H. Electromechanical dysfunction of the left atrium associated with interatrial block. Am Heart J. 142:2001;823-827.
6. Ramsaran E.K., Spodick D.H. Electromechanical delay in the left atrium as a consequence of interatrial block. Am J Cardiol. 50:1994;1132-1134.
7. Leier C.V., Meacham J.A., Shaal S.F. Prolonged atrial conduction a major predisposing factor for the development of atrial flutter . Circulation. 57:1978;213-216.
8. Davies M.J., Pomerance A. Pathology of atrial fibrillation in man. Br Heart J. 34:1972;520-525.
9. Jairath U.C., Spodick D.H. Exceptional prevalence of interatrial block in a general hospital population. Clin Cardiol. 24:2001;548-550.
10. Simpson R.J., Foster J.R., Gettes L.S. Atrial excitability and conduction in patients with interatrial conduction defects. Am J Cardiol. 49:1982;1331-1337.