P wave dispersion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Its relation with clinical and echocardiographic parameters

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 813-818

  Guler, Hayal ^a   Seyfeli, Ergun ^a   Sahin, Gunsah ^b   Duru, Mehmet ^a   Akgul, Ferit ^a   Saglam, Hayrettin ^c   Yalcin, Fatih ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; P wave dispersion; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34250202567     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0307-8     Document Type: Article

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