Prognostic significance of prolonged PR interval in the general population

European Heart Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-129

  Aro, Aapo L ^a   Anttonen, Olli ^b   Kerola, Tuomas ^b   Junttila, M Juhani ^c   Tikkanen, Jani T ^c   Rissanen, Harri A ^d   Reunanen, Antti ^d   Huikuri, Heikki V ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; First degree AV block; Mortality; Population; PR interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROLONGED PR INTERVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIRST-DEGREE AV-BLOCK; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PR INTERVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84892634406     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht176     Document Type: Article

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