Interatrial block - a novel risk factor for acute mesenteric ischemia

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 191-194

  Chhabra, Lovely ^a   Srinivasan, Indu ^a   Sareen, Pooja ^a   Anand, Curuchi ^a   Spodick, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Conduction defect; Intestinal ischemia; Ischemic colitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLIC STROKE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; INTERATRIAL BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MESENTERIC ARTERY OCCLUSION; MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84866731276     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-012-0194-0     Document Type: Review

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