Ultrasonic tissue characterization for patients with Chagas' disease

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 262-268

  Pazin Filho, Antônio ^a   Schmidt, André ^a   De Almeida Filho, Oswaldo César ^a   Marin Neto, José Antonio ^a   Maciel, Benedito Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART CYCLE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHANTOM; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 3042836543     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2003.10.022     Document Type: Article

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