Atrial dilatation and atrial fibrillation: A vicious circle? [1]

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 410-411

  Liu, Tong ^a   Li, Guang Ping ^a   Li, Li Jian ^b  

^a SECOND HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOMEGALY; DILATATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 19744365602     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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