Minor segmental wall motion abnormalities detected in patients with Chagas' disease have adverse prognostic implications

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 483-487

  Pazin Filho, A ^a   Romano, M M D ^a   Almeida Filho, O C ^a   Furuta, M S ^a   Viviani, L F ^a   Schmidt, A ^a   Marin Neto, J A ^a   Maciel, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Echocardiography; Indeterminate form of Chagas' disease; Left ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; SYSTOLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33645815256     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000400008     Document Type: Article

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