Investigation of the atrial electromechanical delay duration in Behcet patients by tissue Doppler echocardiography

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Karabag T., Aydin M., Dogan S. M., Koca R., Buyukuysal C., Sayin M. R., ...More

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, vol.13, no.3, pp.251-256, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer227
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.251-256
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, Atrial electromechanical delay, P-wave dispersion, Subclinical cardiac involvement, P-WAVE DISPERSION, DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION, VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, DISEASE, FIBRILLATION, SIZE, MARKERS, HEART, ALPHA
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims To investigate the atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) duration that is a non-invasive predictor of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with Behcet's disease (BD).