Frequent premature atrial complexes predict new occurrence of atrial fibrillation and adverse cardiovascular events

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 942-947

  Chong, Boon Hor ^a,b   Pong, Vincent ^a,b   Lam, Kwok Fai ^a   Liu, Shasha ^a,b   Zuo, Ming Liang ^a,b   Lau, Yuk Fai ^a,b   Lau, Chu Pak ^a,b   Tse, Hung Fat ^a,b   Siu, Chung Wah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation and stroke; Premature atrial complexes

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SYNCOPE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84862979101     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur389     Document Type: Article

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