Electromechanical delay in the left atrium as a consequence of interatrial block

E K Ramsaran; D H Spodick

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00149-x

Electromechanical delay in the left atrium as a consequence of interatrial block

Am J Cardiol. 1996 May 15;77(12):1132-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00149-x.

Authors

E K Ramsaran¹, D H Spodick

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Division, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01604, USA.

PMID: 8644675
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00149-x

Abstract

Right and left atrial electromechanical intervals and onsets of active right and left ventricular filling were measured in patients with interatrial block and compared with control patients. Left atrial mechanical activity is significantly delayed by interatrial block.

MeSH terms

Aged
Electrocardiography*
Female
Heart Atria / physiopathology*
Heart Block / physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Time Factors