Myocardial contractility in the echo lab: Molecular, cellular and pathophysiological basis

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Bombardini, Tonino ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALCIUM CURRENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 26244457597     PISSN: 14767120     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-3-27     Document Type: Review

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