Conduction characteristics in atrial fibrillation. Predictive value of tissue Doppler echocardiography

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Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-141

  Deniz, A ^a   Sahin, D Y ^b   Kanadasi, M ^a   Demir, M ^a   Berk, I G ^a   Akkus, O ^a   Koc, M ^b   Cayli, M ^b   Usal, A ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Cardiology Numune Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial conduction time; Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiology study; Interatrial conduction; Tissue Doppler echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CATHETER; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INTERATRIAL CONDUCTION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRA LEFT ATRIAL CONDUCTION TIME; INTRA RIGHT ATRIAL CONDUCTION TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIELECTRODE CATHETER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84898597881     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: 16156692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-013-3795-1     Document Type: Article

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