Intraventricular pressure differences: A new window into cardiac function

Circulation

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1684-1686

  Thomas, James D ^a   Popović, Zoran B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractility; Echocardiography; Editorials; Physiology; Systole

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HEART VALVES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 25444464613     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.566463     Document Type: Editorial

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