Left ventricular geometry and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: The AFFIRM Trial

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 303-308

  Apostolakis, Stavros ^a   Sullivan, Renee M ^b   Olshansky, Brian ^b   Lip, Gregory Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Atrial fibrillation; Left ventricular geometry; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY; LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY; STROKE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84890985444     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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