Losartan treatment and left ventricular filling during volume loading in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

American Heart Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 433-440

  Spinelli, Letizia ^a   Petretta, Mario ^a   Vicario, Maria L E ^a   Schiavone, Daniela ^a   De Santis, Valerio ^a   Bonaduce, Domenico ^a   Condorelli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOSARTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART PRELOAD; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036191118     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.119893     Document Type: Article

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