Left Atrial Reservoir Function as a Potent Marker for First Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter in Persons ≥ 65 Years of Age

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1626-1629

  Abhayaratna, Walter P ^a   Fatema, Kaniz ^a   Barnes, Marion E ^a   Seward, James B ^a   Gersh, Bernard J ^a   Bailey, Kent R ^a   Casaclang Verzosa, Grace ^a   Tsang, Teresa S M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 43549084332     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.01.051     Document Type: Article

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