Left ventricular longitudinal relaxation velocity: A sensitive index of diastolic function

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-38

  Fornander, Ylva ^a,b   Nilsson, Bo ^c   Egerlid, Rigmor ^b   Wandt, Birger ^b,d  

^a BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diastolic function; Echocardiography; Maximal relaxation velocity; Mitral annulus motion; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECORDING; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PULMONARY VEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 1842587884     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430310016018     Document Type: Article

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