Atrial mechanical remodeling and new onset atrial fibrillation in chronic Chagas' heart disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Benchimol Barbosa, Paulo R ^a,b,c   Barbosa Filho, José ^b  

^a Rio de Janeiro Military Fire Department Central Hospital   (Brazil)

^b GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Chagas' heart disease; Left atrial diameter; Mechanical remodeling; New onset

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45849123558     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.103     Document Type: Article

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