Quantitative Estimation of Left Atrial Linear Dimension on a Transthoracic Echocardiogram Using an Electrocardiographic Formulaic Assessment

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 894-898

  Ariyarajah, Vignendra ^a   Prajapat, Laxman ^b   Kumar, Kenny K ^a   Barac, Ivan ^a   Apiyasawat, Sirin ^c   Spodick, David H ^b  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547962616     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.03.110     Document Type: Article

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