Prolonged atrium electromechanical interval is associated with stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 375-380

  Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Li, Cheng Hung ^a,b   Chang, Hung Yu ^c   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a,d   Yu, Wen Chung ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; electromechanical interval; stroke

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIUM ELECTROMECHANICAL INTERVAL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875830022     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12054     Document Type: Article

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