Journal article
Patients originally diagnosed with idiopathic atrial fibrillation more often suffer from insidious coronary artery disease compared to healthy sinus rhythm controls
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic atrial fibrillation (AF) refers to a clinically lacking cardiovascular or pulmonary disease generating the pathophysiologic substrate for the arrhythmia. However, because idiopathic AF is associated with an increased event rate, it could be a harbinger of as-yet undetected underlying heart disease.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients diagnosed …
Authors
Weijs B; Pisters R; Haest RJ; Kragten JA; Joosen IA; Versteylen M; Timmermans CC; Pison L; Blaauw Y; Hofstra L
Journal
Heart Rhythm, Vol. 9, No. 12, pp. 1923–1929
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.08.013
ISSN
1547-5271