Lone atrial fibrillation: Influence of familial disease on gender predilection

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 802-806

  Chen, Lin Y ^a   Herron, Kathleen J ^b   Tai, Bee C ^a   Olson, Timothy M ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial atrial fibrillation; Gender; Lone atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47849101511     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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