Echocardiographic predictors of frequency of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and its progression to persistent AF in hypertensive patients with paroxysmal AF: Results from the Japanese Rhythm Management Trial II for Atrial Fibrillation (J-RHYTHM II Study)

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1831-1836

  Suzuki, Takeki ^a   Yamazaki, Tsutomu ^a   Ogawa, Satoshi ^b   Nagai, Ryozo ^a   Yamashita, Takeshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital   (Japan)

^c THE CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Hypertension; Left atrial dimension; Transtelephonic electrocardiographic monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELEMETRY;

EID: 82455194859     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.07.035     Document Type: Article

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