Can the extent of change of the left ventricular doppler inflow pattern during the valsalva maneuver predict an elevated left ventricular end- diastolic pressure?

Echocardiography

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-218

  Brunner La Rocca, Hans Peter ^a   Attenhofer, Christine Helena ^a   Jenni, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Doppler echocardiography; Left ventricular diastolic function; Left ventricular end diastolic pressure; Valsalva maneuver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0013671589     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1998.tb00599.x     Document Type: Article

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