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Atrial Strain and Strain Rate: A Novel Method for the Evaluation of Atrial Stunning

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in adults. Atrial stunning is defined as the temporary mechanical dysfunction of the atrial appendage developing after AF has returned to sinus rhythm (SR). OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate atrial contractile functions by strain...

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Autores principales: Ozkan, Hakan, Binici, Suleyman, Tenekecioglu, Erhan, Ari, Hasan, Bozat, Tahsin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27627221
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20160131