Non-invasive assessment of left atrial performance by echocardiographic modalities

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 2, Issue K, 2000, Pages

  Pitsavos, C ^a   Aggeli, C ^a   Stefanadis, C ^a   Toutouzas, P ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Beta major thalassaemia; Cardiomyopathy; Heart transplantation; Left atrium; Mitral valve disease

Indexed keywords

BETA THALASSEMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033678355     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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