A rapid method to quantify left atrial contractile function: Doppler tissue imaging of the mitral annulus during atrial systole

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-92

  Hesse, B ^a   Schuele, S U ^a   Thamilasaran, M ^a   Thomas, J ^a   Rodriguez, L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler tissue imaging; Left atrial function; Mitral regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE;

EID: 1242342256     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-2167(03)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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