Predictive value of plasma Nt-proBNP and body mass index for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-259

  Freynhofer, Matthias K ^a   Jarai, Rudolf ^a   Höchtl, Thomas ^a   Bruno, Veronika ^a   Vogel, Birgit ^a   Aydinkoc, Kadriye ^a   Nürnberg, Michael ^a   Wojta, Johann ^b   Huber, Kurt ^a  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Body mass index; Cardioversion; Natriuretic peptides

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79957488412     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.02.043     Document Type: Article

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