Cardiac biomarkers after internal cardioversion for atrial fibrillation: Detection of myocardial injury [1]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-116

  Gorenek, B ^a   Kudaiberdieva, G ^a   Goktekin, O ^a   Cavusoglu Y ^a   Birdane, A ^a   Alkan, M ^a   Unalir, A ^a   Ata, N ^a   Timuralp, B ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS RHYTHM; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0038042288     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00537-5     Document Type: Letter

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