The presence of an atrial electromechanical delay in idiopathic atrial fibrillation as determined by tissue Doppler imaging

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-122

  Weijs, B ^a   De Vos, C B ^a   Limantoro, I ^a   Cheriex, E C ^a   Tieleman, R G ^b   Crijns, H J G M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Idiopathic atrial fibrillation; Tissue Doppler imaging; Total atrial conduction time

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84858079335     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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