Global and regional atrial function after rapid atrial pacing: An echo doppler study

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 805-810

  Hoit, Brian D ^a   Shao, Yanfu ^a   Gabel, Marjorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; DOG; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART ATRIA; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PULMONARY VEINS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0031255363     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(97)70039-7     Document Type: Article

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