Wrinkles in the atrium: Age, atrial fibrillation, or something else

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2233-2235

  Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a   Gard, Joseph J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

age; atrial fibrillation; fibrosis; radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 80855128798     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.060     Document Type: Editorial

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