Influence of age and low afterload on the stress-velocity relation of the left ventricle

Pediatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 600-606

  De Wolf, Daniel ^a   Matthys, Dirk ^a   Verhaaren, Henri ^a   Sluysmans, Thierry ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS;

EID: 0031686315     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199810000-00022     Document Type: Article

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