Association of computed tomography-derived left atrial size with major cardiovascular events in the general population: The Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 318-323

  Mahabadi, Amir A ^a   Geisel, Marie H ^a   Lehmann, Nils ^a   Lammerding, Christian ^a   Kälsch, Hagen ^a   Bauer, Marcus ^a   Moebus, Susanne ^a   Jöckel, Karl Heinz ^a   Erbel, Raimund ^a   Möhlenkamp, Stefan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus Bethanien   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary artery calcium; Epidemiology; Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; STROKE;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84901191977     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.068     Document Type: Article

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