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Age, left atrial dimension and arterial stiffness after external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. A vascular component in arrhythmia maintenance? Results from a preliminary study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia in elderly patients. Aims of this study were to evaluate the predictors of arterial stiffness after external cardioversion (ECV) of AF and to establish whether a link exists between vascular properties and left atrial diam...

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Autores principales: Fumagalli, Stefano, Gabbai, Debbie, Nreu, Besmir, Roberts, Anna T., Boni, Serena, Ceccofiglio, Alice, Fracchia, Stefania, Baldasseroni, Samuele, Tarantini, Francesca, Marchionni, Niccolò
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24272230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-013-0173-z