Age-related variations of left ventricular endocardial and midwall function in healthy infants, children, and adolescents

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 634-639

  Crepaz, Roberto ^a   Cemin, Roberto ^a   Pedron, Cristina ^a   Gentili, Lino ^a   Trevisan, Diego ^a   Pitscheider, Walter ^a  

^a San Maurizio Regional Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33644670953     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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