Short-Term Effect of Atrial Fibrillation on Atrial Contractile Function in Humans
- 15 June 1999
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 99 (23) , 3024-3027
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.99.23.3024
Abstract
Background—Conversion of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with atrial stunning, but the short-term effect of a brief episode of AF on left atrial appendage (LAA) emptying velocity is ...Keywords
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