Comprehensive Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function

Heart Failure Clinics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-178

  Garcia, Mario J ^a  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 33744906501     PISSN: 15517136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2006.01.005     Document Type: Review

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