Gender differences in left ventricular function at rest and with exercise in asymptomatic aortic stenosis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 94-100

  Legget, Malcolm E ^a   Kuusisto, Johanna ^a   Healy, Nancy L ^a   Fujioka, Michelle ^a   Schwaegler, Rebecca G ^a   Otto, Catherine M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030034430     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90056-3     Document Type: Article

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