Atrial fibrillation in a tertiary care institute - a prospective study

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 476-478

  Bhardwaj, Rajeev ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Left atrium; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; THYROTOXICOSIS; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84870734566     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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