Left ventricular function and endomyocardial biopsy in early and advanced dilated cardiomyopathy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-149

  Mattos, Beatriz P ^a   Zettler, Claudio G ^b   Pinotti, Antonio F F ^a   Raudales, José C ^a   Zago, Alcides J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Federal Faculty Foundation of Medical Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Endomyocardial biopsy; Left ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFTWARE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032583821     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00289-1     Document Type: Article

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