Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular systolic function;Valutazione ecocardiografica dei volumi e della funzione sistolica globale del ventricolo sinistro

Italian Heart Journal Supplement

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1261-1272

  Antonini Canterin, F ^a   Pavan, D ^a   Nicolosi, G L ^a  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033737821     PISSN: 11294728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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