Evolution of the study of left ventricular function: Everything old is new again

Circulation

Volumn 105, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 2701-2703

  Carabello, Blase A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Imaging; Myocardial contraction; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RATS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0037062671     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000021240.86593.9D     Document Type: Editorial

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