Early myocardial abnormalities in asymptomatic patients with severe isolated congenital aortic regurgitation: An ultrasound tissue characterization and strain rate study

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-127

  Di Salvo, Giovanni ^a,d   Pacileo, Giuseppe ^c   Verrengia, Marina ^c   Rea, Alessandra ^c   Limongelli, Giuseppe ^c   Caso, Pio ^b   Russo, Maria Giovanna ^c   Calabrò, Raffaele ^c  

^a Physiopathology Cardio Resp S   (Italy)

^b MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; SYSTOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 12844284048     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.08.025     Document Type: Article

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