Left atrioventricular plane displacement is related to both systolic and diastolic left ventricular performance in patients with chronic heart failure

European Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 612-618

  Willenheimer, R ^a   Israelsson, B ^a   Cline, C ^a   Rydberg, E ^a   Broms, K ^a   Erhardt, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular plane displacement; Diastolic performance; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEFT ATRIOVENTRICULAR PLANE DISPLACEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0032917461     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1399     Document Type: Article

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