Supraventricular arrhythmias in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis: Prevalence, predictors, and clinical implications

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Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1085-1090

  Viles Gonzalez, Juan F ^a   Pastori, Luciano ^b   Fischer, Avi ^c   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^c   Goldman, Martin G ^c   Mehta, Davendra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOIDOSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84875966871     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-3214     Document Type: Article

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