Indexed left atrial volume predicts the recurrence of non-valvular atrial fibrillation after successful cardioversion

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 214-221

  Marchese, Procolo ^a   Bursi, Francesca ^a   Delle Donne, Grazia ^a   Malavasi, Vincenzo ^a   Casali, Edoardo ^a   Barbieri, Andrea ^a   Melandri, Francesco ^b   Modena, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Sassuolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Left atrial remodelling; Left atrial volume; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC VOLUME; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 79952611183     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq176     Document Type: Article

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