Atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion in elderly patients: a role for arterial stiffness? Results from a preliminary study

Background and aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia of the elderly, and electrical cardioversion (ECV) is a common procedure, although incidence of recurrences remains high. We evaluated the possible association between arterial stiffness (AS) and the persistence or recurren...
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Fumagalli, Stefano [verfasserIn]

Giannini, Ilaria

Pupo, Simone

Agostini, Francesca

Boni, Serena

Roberts, Anna T.

Gabbai, Debbie

Di Serio, Claudia

Gabbani, Luciano

Tarantini, Francesca

Marchionni, Niccolò

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2016

Schlagwörter:

Arterial stiffness

Atrial fibrillation

CAVI

CHA

DS

-VASc

Elderly

Electrical cardioversion

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© The Author(s) 2016

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Aging clinical and experimental research - Berlin : Heidelberg : Springer, 2002, 28(2016), 6 vom: 27. Aug., Seite 1273-1277

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:28 ; year:2016 ; number:6 ; day:27 ; month:08 ; pages:1273-1277

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s40520-016-0620-8

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SPR036610372

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