Atrial flutter and fibrillation in patients with pulmonary hypertension

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2300-2305

  Olsson, Karen M ^a   Nickel, Nils P ^a   Tongers, Jörn ^a   Hoeper, Marius M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Hypertension pulmonary; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ARRHYTHMIAS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; HYPERTENSION PULMONARY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84883296542     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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