Prognostic significance of frequent premature ventricular contractions originating from the ventricular outflow tract in patients with normal left ventricular function

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1230-1237

  Niwano, S ^a   Wakisaka, Y ^a   Niwano, H ^a   Fukaya, H ^a   Kurokawa, S ^a   Kiryu, M ^a   Hatakeyama, Y ^a   Izumi, T ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICLE DIASTOLIC DIMENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 67650725609     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.159558     Document Type: Article

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