Incidence and prognostic significance of new onset atrial fibrillation/flutter in acute pericarditis

Massimo Imazio; George Lazaros; Elisa Picardi; Panagiotis Vasileiou; Fabrizio Orlando; Mara Carraro; Dimitris Tsiachris; Charalambos Vlachopoulos; George Georgiopoulos; Dimitrios Tousoulis; Riccardo Belli; Fiorenzo Gaita

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307398

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Arrhythmias and sudden death

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Incidence and prognostic significance of new onset atrial fibrillation/flutter in acute pericarditis

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Massimo Imazio Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital, and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
George Lazaros 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elisa Picardi University Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Torino, Torino, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Panagiotis Vasileiou 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fabrizio Orlando Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital, and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mara Carraro Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital, and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dimitris Tsiachris 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charalambos Vlachopoulos 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
George Georgiopoulos 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dimitrios Tousoulis 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Riccardo Belli Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital, and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fiorenzo Gaita University Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Torino, Torino, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Massimo Imazio, MD, FESC, Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy. Via Luigi Cibrario 72, 10141 Torino, Italy, massimo_imazio{at}yahoo.it, massimo.imazio{at}unito.it

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Imazio M, Lazaros G, Picardi E, et al

Incidence and prognostic significance of new onset atrial fibrillation/flutter in acute pericarditis

Heart 2015;101:1463-1467.

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Received December 22, 2014
Revised March 6, 2015
Accepted March 29, 2015
First published April 29, 2015.

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May 30, 2016

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