1. Relationship between coarse F waves and thromboembolic events in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
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Yahya Kemal İçen, Hasan Koca, Hilmi Erdem Sümbül, Arafat Yıldırım, Fadime Koca, Abdullah Yıldırım, Mustafa Lutfullah Ardıc, Mükremin Coşkun, Mehmet Uğurlu, and Mevlüt Koç
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atrial fibrillation ,electrocardiography ,left atrium ,morbidity ,thromboembolism ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Abstract Background The coarse F waves on the 12‐lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are known as atrial viability and contractility indicator. Our aim in this study was to investigate the effect of coarse F wave on thromboembolism in patients with permanent AF. Methods In our study, 328 patients with permanent AF were included. Routine laboratory, echocardiographic and electrocardiographic parameters were examined. Cerebrovascular event (CVE) or acute artery occlusion was considered a thromboembolic event. Results In our study, 46 (14.0%) of the patients were found to have thromboembolic events and 282 (86%) of them were found without thromboembolic events. In the group with thromboembolic event, the number of patients with hypertension (HT) (P
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- 2020
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