Effect of age, gender, and left ventricular diastolic function on left atrial volume index in adults without known cardiovascular disease or risk factors

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1517-1522

  Aljaroudi, Wael ^a,b   Alraies, M Chadi ^a   Halley, Carmel ^a   Rodriguez, Leonardo ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^a   Thomas, James D ^a   Jaber, Wael A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CARDIAC VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84876996875     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.01.305     Document Type: Article

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