Interatrial block in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-175

  Baranchuk, Adrian ^a   Parfrey, Brendan ^a   Lim, Leonard ^a   Morriello, Florence ^a   Simpson, Christopher S ^a   Hopman, Wilma M ^a   Redfearn, Damian P ^a   Fitzpatrick, Michael ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interatrial block; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; P WAVE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ONTARIO; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79952825745     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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