Mechanical cardiac remodeling and new-onset atrial fibrillation in long-term follow-up of subjects with chronic Chagas' disease

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-262

  Benchimol Barbosa, P R ^a,b,c,d   Barbosa Filho, J ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO PEDRO ERNESTO   (Brazil)

^b Central Hospital of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^c GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac death; Cardiomyopathy; Chagas' disease; Embolic stroke; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; P WAVE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STROKE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 65549108262     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009000300006     Document Type: Article

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