Electromechanical left atrial disturbances in acute inferior myocardial infarction: An evidence for ischaemic dysfunction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-98

  Ramzy, Ihab S ^a   Lindqvist, Per ^b   Lam, Yat Yin ^c   Duncan, Alison M ^d   Henein, Michael Y ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Echocardiography; Left atrial function; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE INFERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMECHANICAL LEFT ATRIAL DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79961169576     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.05.040     Document Type: Article

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