Left Atrioventricular Coupling Index as a Prognostic Marker of Cardiovascular Events: The MESA Study

Theo Pezel1,2, Bharath Ambale Venkatesh1, Henrique Doria De Vasconcellos1

  • 1From the Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (T.P., B.A.V., H.D.D.V., Y.K., M.S., E.X., W.S.P., C.O.W., J.A.C.L.).

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