Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is uncommon in outpatients with chronic heart failure

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 202-207

  Corell, Pernille ^a   Gustafsson, Finn ^b   Mehlsen, Jesper ^a   Rosenberg, Jens ^a   Hildebrandt, Per ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, SYSTOLIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 45849125802     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430801899734     Document Type: Article

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