Evaluating functional capacity, and mortality effects in the presence of atrial electromechanical conduction delay in patients with systolic heart failure
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: Murat BILGIN, Bekir Serhat Yildiz, Kamil TULUCE, Ilker GUL, Mustafa Beyazit ALKAN, Ahmet SAYIN, Aysel ISLAMLI, Tolga Han EFE, Yusuf Izzettin Alihanoglu, Mehdi ZOGHİ, MUSTAFA AKIN
ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2016, vol 16, pp 579-586
DOI: 10.5152/anatoljcardiol.2015.6445
Summary
Objective: Atrial functions are relatively suppressed in heart failure (HF). We aimed to investigate the associations of intra-and inter-atrial electromechanical conduction delay (EMCD) with functional class and mortality over a 12-month follow-up period.