Incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter after heart transplantation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 737-741

  Dasari, Tarun W ^a   Pavlovic Surjancev, Biljana ^a   Patel, Nilamkumar ^a   Williams, Alexis A ^a   Ezidinma, Phoebe ^a   Rupani, Arti ^a   Sinacore, James L ^a   Heroux, Alain L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COHORT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955921349     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.04.035     Document Type: Article

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