Electromechanical delay in the left atrium as a consequence of interatrial block.
Right and left atrial electromechanical intervals and onsets of active right and left ventricular filling were measured in patients with interatrial block and compared with control patients. Left atrial mechanical activity is significantly delayed by interatrial block.
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Cardiology Division, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01604, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors