Left atrioventricular plane displacement at rest is reduced in relation to severity of coronary artery disease irrespective of prior myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-207

  Rydberg, E ^a   Willenheimer, R ^a   Erhardt, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION;

EID: 0033562427     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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