Comparison of frequency of thromboembolic events and echocardiographic findings in patients with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and coarse versus fine electrocardiographic fibrillatory waves

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 408-411

  Yamamoto, Satoshi ^a   Suwa, Michihiro ^a   Ito, Takahide ^a   Murakami, Shougo ^a   Umeda, Tatsuya ^a   Tokaji, Yasunobu ^a   Sakai, Yasuhiko ^a   Kitaura, Yasushi ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 23044439111     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.03.087     Document Type: Article

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