Left ventricular geometry and function in patients with aortic stenosis: Gender differences

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-61

  Kostkiewicz, Magdalena ^a   Tracz, Wieslawa ^a   Olszowska, Maria ^a   Podolec, Piotr ^a   Drop, Dobromila ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Echocardiography; Gender; Left ventricle function; Left ventricular geometry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 0032874394     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00114-X     Document Type: Article

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