Relation of left ventricular chamber and midwall function to age in normal children, adolescents and adults

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 295-300

  De Simone, G ^a   Kimball, T R ^a   Roman, M J ^a   Daniels, S R ^a   Celentano, A ^a   Witt, S A ^a   Devereux, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afterload; Aging; Cardiac function; Contractility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; ITALY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROGNOSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033781256     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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