Value of parasternal long-axis vena contracta width for predicting severity of aortic regurgitation in left ventricular systolic dysfunction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1355-1358

  Chin, Chih Hui ^a   Chen, Chung Huo ^a   Chen, Chin Chien ^a   Chang, Mei Ling ^a   Chen, Thay Hsiung ^a   Chiou, Herng Cheng ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VENA CONTRACTA WIDTH;

EID: 0242488094     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.030     Document Type: Article

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