Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Mortality of Atrial Fibrillation in an Older Italian Population (from the Pro.V.A. Study)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1092-1097

  Bilato, Claudio ^a   Corti, Maria Chiara ^b   Baggio, Giovannella ^c   Rampazzo, Debora ^a   Cutolo, Ada ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a   Crepaldi, Gaetano ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ULSS 16   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349481941     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.058     Document Type: Article

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