Dilated left atrium and pulmonary veins in patients with calcified coronary artery: A potential contributor to the genesis of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Pan, Nan Hung ^a   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Chang, Nen Chung ^a   Lee, Chih Ming ^a   Chen, Yi Jen ^c   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery calcification; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN DILATATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 59149105717     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01290.x     Document Type: Article

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