Congestive heart failure with and without atrial fibrillation- Different patient populations?

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-175

  Waldenhjort, David ^a   Mejhert, Marit ^b   Edner, Magnus ^a   Rosenqvist, Mrten ^c   Persson, Hans ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Oxygen uptake; Ventricle; Volumes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 67651092070     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430802535048     Document Type: Article

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