Ultrasonic tissue characterization in acute myocarditis: A case report

Circulation Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 416-418

  Wataru, Omi ^a   Hideo, Nagai ^a   Shigeo, Takata ^a   Toyoshi, Yuasa ^a   Satoru, Sakagami ^a   Kenichi, Kobayashi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myocarditis; Cardiac function; Echocardiography; Integrated backscatter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MYOCARDITIS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDITIS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036242587     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.66.416     Document Type: Article

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