Anatol J Cardiol. 2016; 16(8): 579-586 | DOI: 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2015.6445 | |||
Evaluating functional capacity, and mortality effects in the presence of atrial electromechanical conduction delay in patients with systolic heart failureMurat Bilgin1, Bekir Serhat Yıldız2, Kamil Tülüce3, İlker Gül4, Mustafa Beyazıt Alkan5, Ahmet Sayın6, Aysel İslamlı5, Tolga Han Efe1, Yusuf İzzettin Alihanoğlu2, Mehdi Zoghi5, Mustafa Akın51Department Of Cardiology, Ankara Dışkapı Training And Research Hospital, Ankara- Turkey2Department Of Cardiology, Faculty Of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli- Turkey 3Department Of Cardiology, İzmir Karşıyaka State Hospital, İzmir- Turkey 4Department Of Cardiology, Faculty Of Medicine, İzmir Şifa University, İzmir- Turkey 5Department Of Cardiology, Faculty Of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir- Turkey 6Department Of Cardiology, İzmir Tepecik Training And Research Hospital, İzmir- Turkey 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. Murat Bilgin, Bekir Serhat Yıldız, Kamil Tülüce, İlker Gül, Mustafa Beyazıt Alkan, Ahmet Sayın, Aysel İslamlı, Tolga Han Efe, Yusuf İzzettin Alihanoğlu, Mehdi Zoghi, Mustafa Akın. Evaluating functional capacity, and mortality effects in the presence of atrial electromechanical conduction delay in patients with systolic heart failure. Anatol J Cardiol. 2016; 16(8): 579-586 Corresponding Author: Murat Bilgin, Türkiye |
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