Doppler echocardiographic assessment of progression of aortic regurgitation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 306-314

  Padial, Luis R ^a   Oliver, Alvaro ^a   Vivaldi, Maria ^a   Sagie, Alex ^a   Freitas, Nelmacy ^a   Weyman, Arthur E ^a   Levine, Robert A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030855679     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00351-2     Document Type: Article

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