Echocardiographic analysis of regional and global left ventricular shape in Chagas' cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Patel, Ayan R ^b   Lima, Carlos ^b   Parro, Adelino ^b   Arsenault, Marie ^b   Vannan, Mani A ^a   Pandian, Natesa G ^b  

^a Morton Hospital and Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032527675     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00316-6     Document Type: Article

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