Significant correlation of p-wave parameters with left atrial volume index and left ventricular diastolic function

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-51

  Tsai, Wei Chung ^a,b   Lee, Kun Tai ^a,c   Wu, Ming Tsang ^d   Chu, Chih Sheng ^c   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a,c   Hsu, Po Chao ^a   Su, Ho Ming ^a,b,c   Voon, Wen Chol ^a,c   Lai, Wen Ter ^a   Sheu, Sheng Hsiung ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Left atrial volume index; Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; P wave area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISPERSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84880235992     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318265d8f7     Document Type: Article

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