Atrial enlargement in symptomatic heart block patients with preserved left ventricular function: Possibly related to atrioventricular dyssynchrony

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-284

  Lin, Yu Sheng ^a   Guo, G Bih Fang ^b   Chen, Yung Lung ^b   Tsai, Tzu Hsien ^b   Pan, Kuo Li ^a   Liu, Wen Hao ^b   Chen, Mien Cheng ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial size; Atrioventricular block; Atrium; Sick sinus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BODY SURFACE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM AREA; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DIAMETER; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM AREA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ENDDIASTOLIC DIAMETER; LEFT VENTRICULAR ENDSYSTOLIC DIAMETER; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBITZ TYPE 2 ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; PLANIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS NODE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79954995534     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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