Evaluation of the Longitudinal Contraction of the Left Ventricle in Normal Subjects by Doppler Tissue Tracking and Strain Rate

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 716-723

  Andersen, Niels Holmark ^a   Poulsen, Steen Hvitfeldt ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRAIN RATE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE TRACKING; HEART CONTRACTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0142008985     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00325-0     Document Type: Article

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