Prognostic significance of premature atrial complexes burden in prediction of long-term outcome

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Lin, Chin Yu ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b,c   Chen, Yun Yu ^a   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Chung, Fa Po ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Chong, Eric ^d   Cheng, Hao Min ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Liao, Jo Nan ^a,b   Chiou, Chuen Wang ^a,b   Huang, Jin Long ^a,b,e   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Permanent pacemaker; Premature atrial complex; Sick sinus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PREMATURE ATRIAL COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TAIWAN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84991521039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002192     Document Type: Article

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