Elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressures are associated with a lower risk of atrial fibrillation following lung transplantation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-42

  Malik, Anuj ^a   Hsu, Jonathan C ^a   Hoopes, Charles ^b   Itinarelli, Gina ^b   Marcus, Gregory M ^a  

^a Cardiology Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Lung transplantation; Post operative; Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; Right ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY SYSTOLIC PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALIFORNIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INCIDENCE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872164375     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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