Right atrial volume is superior to left atrial volume for prediction of atrial fibrillation recurrence after direct current cardioversion

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-35

  Luong, Christina ^a   Thompson, Darby J S ^b,c   Bennett, Matthew ^a   Gin, Kenneth ^a   Jue, John ^a   Barnes, Marion E ^a   Colley, Pamela ^a   Tsang, Teresa S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b EMMES Canada   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DRONEDARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIATRIAL VOLUME INDEX; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVERSION; DIRECT CURRENT; DIRECT CURRENT CARDIOVERSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME INDEX; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGHT ATRIAL VOLUME INDEX; SINUS RHYTHM; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; TIME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84920367855     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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