Left atrial structure and function and clinical outcomes in the general population

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-285

  Gupta, Sachin ^a   Matulevicius, Susan A ^a   Ayers, Colby R ^b   Berry, Jarett D ^a   Patel, Parag C ^a   Markham, David W ^a   Levine, Benjamin D ^a   Chin, Kelly M ^a   De Lemos, James A ^a,b   Peshock, Ronald M ^a,b   Drazner, Mark H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Left atrial systolic function; Left atrial volume index; Population

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1 76); PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1-76); TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; BLOOD; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIAC VOLUME; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; TEXAS; TROPONIN T;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879588601     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs188     Document Type: Article

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