Variation in pulmonary vein size during the cardiac cycle: Implications for non-electrocardiogram-gated imaging

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 974.e1-974.e6

  Hauser, Thomas H ^a   Yeon, Susan B ^a   Kissinger, Kraig V ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a   Manning, Warren J ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 33750356532     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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