Incremental prognostic value of identifying mitral L wave in patients with atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4501-4503

  Su, Ho Ming ^a,b,c   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a,c   Hsu, Po Chao ^a   Lee, Wen Hsien ^a,b   Chu, Chun Yuan ^a   Lee, Chee Siong ^a,c   Lai, Wen Ter ^a,c   Sheu, Sheng Hsiung ^a,c   Voon, Wen Chol ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Left ventricular diastolic function; Mitral L wave; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EARLY DIASTOLIC MITRAL ANNULUS VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL L WAVE; MITRAL VALVE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC MITRAL ANNULUS VELOCITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84886278433     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.118     Document Type: Article

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