Left atrial size may predict exercise capacity and cardiovascular events: In patients with heart failure

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-143

  Acarturk, Esmeray ^a   Koc, Mevlut ^a   Bozkurt, Abdi ^a   Unal, Ilker ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial function, left physiology; Cardiac output; Cardiomegaly, dilated ultrasonography; Diastole; Exercise test; Exercise tolerance physiology; Exertion; Heart atria; Heart failure; Myocardial contraction; Predictive value of tests; Prognosis; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 47249154429     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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