Influence of left ventricular remodeling on atrial fibrillation recurrence and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients undergoing rhythm-control therapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 288-292

  Shah, Neeraj ^a   Badheka, Apurva O ^b   Grover, Peeyush M ^c,d   Patel, Nileshkumar J ^a   Chothani, Ankit ^e   Mehta, Kathan ^f   Hoosien, Michael ^c,d   Singh, Vikas ^c,d   Savani, Ghanshyambhai T ^c,d   Deshmukh, Abhishek ^g   Rathod, Ankit ^h   Patel, Nilay ^b   Panaich, Sidakpal S ^b   Arora, Shilpkumar ^b   Schwartz, Charles ^a   Blisker, Martin ^c,d   Coffey, James O ^c,d   Mitrani, Raul D ^c,d   Fuster, Valentin ⁱ   Viles Gonzalez, Juan F ^c  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^h CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Hospitalization; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Rhythm control

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHYTHM CONTROL THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84901199782     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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