Atrial stunning, inflammation and nutritional status after cardioversion from atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-347

  Mattioli, Anna Vittoria ^a   Bonatti, Silvia ^a   Melotti, Roberto ^a   Mattioli, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial function; Inflammation; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL STUNNING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL STUNNING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 52949091095     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.103     Document Type: Article

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