Left atrial diameter is independently associated with arterial stiffness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Potential implications for atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-259

  Drager, Luciano F ^a   Bortolotto, Luiz A ^a   Pedrosa, Rodrigo P ^a   Krieger, Eduardo M ^a   Lorenzi Filho, Geraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Atrial fibrillation; Hypertension; Left atrial diameter; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DIAMETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 77957825945     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.018     Document Type: Article

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