Modulation of left atrial function by ventricular filling impairment

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 325-331

  Rossi, A ^a   Zardini, P ^a   Marino, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler; Left atrial function; Left ventricular filling; Mitral flow; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

AORTA STENOSIS; BLOOD PUMP; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PULMONARY VEIN; STARLING LAW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034529030     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026507128973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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