Hemodynamic basis of mitral E transmission in the left ventricular cavity and its relation to the left ventricular relaxation process

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1385-1388

  Pai, Ramdas G ^a,b   Stoletniy, Liset ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jerry L Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032102009     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00176-3     Document Type: Article

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