Effect of atorvastatin on left atrial function of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
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Effect of atorvastatin on left atrial function of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of atorvastatin on left atrial (LA) function in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients. Fifty-eight paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients were divided into two groups (treatment and control groups). The echocardiography parameters, including LA active emptying volume (LAAEV), LA active emptying fraction, LA maximum volume, LA total emptying v...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genetics and Molecular Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1676-5680
DOI: 10.4238/2013.september.10.5