Usefulness of atrial size inequality as an indicator of abnormal left ventricular filling

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1448-1452

  Guron, Cecilia Wallentin ^a   Hartford, Marianne ^b   Rosengren, Annika ^b   Thelle, Dag ^b   Wallentin, Ingemar ^b   Caidahl, Kenneth ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 20444455310     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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