Atrial electromechanical interval can identify patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and is associated with CHADS2 score and peak velocity of left atrial appendage

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1325-1330

  Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Sung, Shih Hsien ^a,b   Wang, Kang Ling ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a,c   Li, Cheng Hung ^a,b   Liu, Shuen Hsin ^d   Wu, Tsu Juey ^e   Yu, Wen Chung ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial electromechanical interval; CHADS2 score; left atrial appendage; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL ELECTROMECHANICAL INTERVAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 83655192072     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02115.x     Document Type: Article

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