Mitral flow derived Doppler indices of left ventricular diastolic function

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1298-1300

  St John Sutton, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033873210     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2190     Document Type: Editorial

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