The association of atrial tachyarrhythmias with isolated atrial amyloid disease: Preliminary observations in autopsied heart specimens

Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-137

  Ariyarajah, Vignendra ^a,e   Steiner, Ivo ^b   Hájková, Petra ^b   Khadem, Aliasghar ^a   Kvasnicka, Jiri ^b   Apiyasawat, Sirin ^c   Spodick, David H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial tachyarrhythmia; Autopsied hearts; Electrocardiographic changes; Isolated atrial amyloid; P wave

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATED ATRIAL AMYLOIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 56749151361     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177950     Document Type: Article

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