Prognostic impact of atrial fibrillation occurrence in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: Is dysrhythmia duration a parameter to focus on?

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 521-528

  Giglioli, Cristina ^a   Minelli, Martina ^a   Chiostri, Marco ^a   Landi, Daniele ^a   Romano, Salvatore Mario ^a   Balzi, Daniela ^b   Valente, Serafina ^a   Padeletti, Luigi ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a   Cecchi, Emanuele ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit 10   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Atrial fibrillation; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904757252     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-0959-1     Document Type: Article

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