Left atrial diameter as an independent predictor of first clinical cardiovascular events in middle-aged and elderly adults: the Strong Heart Study (SHS).

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Published in Am Heart J on February 01, 2006

Authors

Jorge R Kizer1, Jonathan N Bella, Vittorio Palmieri, Jennifer E Liu, Lyle G Best, Elisa T Lee, Mary J Roman, Richard B Devereux

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA. jok2007@med.cornell.edu

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