Effects of ventricular rate and regularity on the velocity and magnitude of left atrial appendage flow in atrial fibrillation

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 764-768

  Obel, Owen A ^a,b   Luddington, L ^b   Maarouf, N ^b   Aytemir, K ^b   Ekwall, C ^b   Malik, M ^b   Camm, A J ^b  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20044367004     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030940     Document Type: Article

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