Role of Left Atrial Size in Risk Stratification and Prognosis of Patients Undergoing Stress Echocardiography

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1254-1262

  Bangalore, Sripal ^a   Yao, Siu Sun ^a   Chaudhry, Farooq A ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; DIASTOLE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548606157     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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