Evaluation of Atrial Electromechanical Delay and Its Relationship to Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Concepedia

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Evaluation of Atrial Electromechanical Delay and Its Relationship to Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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2013

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Gürkan Acar, Hasan Kahraman, Murat Akkoyun, Cemil Zencır, Edagani Yusufoglu, İmran Dırnak, Hatice Şahin, Soner Ölmez, Ahmet Akçay

Echocardiography

Abstract

This study shows that atrial electromechanical delay intervals are prolonged in patients with COPD. Prolongation of atrial electromechanical delay measured from lateral tricuspid annulus was independently related with FEV1 /FVC ratio in these patients.

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