Non-invasive methods of atrial function evaluation in heart diseases

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 827-839

  Piotrowski, G ^a   Goch, A ^a   Wlazlowski, R ^a   Gawor, Z ^a   Goch, J H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Atrial echocardiography; Atrial function; Atrial pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; METABOLIC REGULATION; REVIEW;

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PULMONARY CIRCULATION;

EID: 0033865830     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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