Assessment of left atrial input impedance in normal subjects and in hypertensive patients

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-68

  Dernellis, John ^a   Panaretou, Maria ^a  

^a Vostanion Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diastolic heart failure; Hypertension; Left atrial input impedance; Left ventricular filling

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPEDANCE; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PULMONARY VEINS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; PULSATILE FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 11844305009     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.03.019     Document Type: Article

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