Abstract
The relation between left ventricular filling pattern and the occurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was evaluated using Doppler echocardiography in a prospective series of 157 patients with acute myocardial infarction. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after acute myocardial infarction was often associated with a higher restrictive filling pattern.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Atrial Fibrillation / etiology*
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Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
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Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
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Case-Control Studies
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Coronary Circulation / physiology
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Diastole / physiology
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed
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Female
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Humans
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Infarction / complications*
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Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
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Prospective Studies
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology*
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology