Age-associated changes in left ventricular outflow tract geometry in normal subjects

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1070-1073

  Swinne, Christian J ^b   Shapiro, Edward P ^b   Jamart, Jacques ^b   Fleg, Jerome L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030292391     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00542-5     Document Type: Article

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