Impairment of the atrial substrates by chronic cigarette smoking in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-265

  Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a   Hu, Yu Feng ^a   Lo, Li Wei ^a   Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^a   Udyavar, Ameya R ^a   Chiang, Shuo Ju ^a   Chen, Yi Jen ^c   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^a,d   Ueng, Kwo Chang ^e   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Smoking; Total activation time; Voltage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 39749157713     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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