Enhanced method for predicting left ventricular reverse remodeling after surgical repair of aortic regurgitation: Application of ultrasonic tissue characterization

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 695-701

  Hirooka, Keiji ^a,b   Yasumura, Yoshio ^a,b   Tsujita, Yuko ^a,b   Hanatani, Akihisa ^a,b   Nakatani, Satoshi ^a,b   Hori, Masatsugu ^a,c   Miyatake, Kunio ^a,b   Yamagishi, Masakazu ^a,b  

^a National Cardiovascular Center ^*

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 0036631515     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2002.118908     Document Type: Article

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