The influence of sex on right ventricular dysfunction in patients with severely depressed left ventricular ejection fraction

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 400-403

  Martínez Sellés, Manuel ^a   Muñoa, Marta Domínguez ^a   Martínez, Esther ^a   Fernández, Miguel Angel García ^a   García, Eulogio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Right ventricle; Sex; Systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33744826849     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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