Time to move to the right - The study of right ventricular systolic performance: Too long neglected

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-12

  Hesse, Barbara ^a   Asher, Craig R ^b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Cardiology ^*  (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractility; Pathophysiology; Prognosis; Right ventricular function

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344264713     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960280104     Document Type: Review

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