Unsolved problems in diastole

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 653-667

  Courtois, Michael ^a   Ludbrook, Philip A ^a,b,d   Kovács, Sándor J ^a,c,e  

^a Cardiovascular Division   (United States)

^b Radiology

^c Physiology

^d Center for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033858536     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70167-3     Document Type: Article

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