Relation of systemic sympathetic nervous system activation to echocardiographic left ventricular size and performance and its implications in patients with mitral regurgitation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1193-1197

  Mehta, Rajendra H ^a   Supiano, Mark A ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a   Grossman, P Michael ^a   Petrusha, Janet A ^a   Montgomery, Daniel G ^a   Briesmiester, Kerri A ^a   Smith, Marla J ^a   Starling, Mark R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b F1310 MCHC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; NOREPINEPHRINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034564086     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01201-7     Document Type: Article

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