Strain Rate Imaging: Why Do We Need It?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1584-1586

  Smiseth, Otto A ^a   Ihlen, Halfdan ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN RATE IMAGING; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0242721000     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.08.005     Document Type: Editorial

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