Relationship between left atrial size and stroke in patients with sinus rhythm and preserved systolic function

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-32

  Kim, Bong Soo ^a   Lee, Hyun Jik ^a   Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Jang, Hee Sang ^a   Bae, Byung Seok ^a   Kang, Hyun Jae ^a   Lee, Bong Ryeol ^a   Jung, Byung Chun ^a  

^a Fatima Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left atrium; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SYSTOLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 64249146938     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: 20056648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2009.24.1.24     Document Type: Article

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