Usefulness of left atrial emptying fraction to predict exercise capacity in patients with normal systolic left ventricular function and without myocardial ischemia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1014-1017

  Vaturi, Mordehay ^a   Levine, Robert A ^a   Yosefy, Chaim ^a   O'Neil, Michael J ^a   Picard, Michael H ^a   Hung, Judy ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 16844376004     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.12.053     Document Type: Article

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