Assessment of left ventricular function in symptomatic patients with myocardial bridge using two-dimensional strain

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 617-625

  Cho, Kyoung Im ^a   Park, Jeong Ho ^a   Park, Jong Ryul ^a   Kim, San ^a   Ahn, Jeong Myung ^a   Lee, Jin Ho ^a   Jang, Hye Jung ^a   Kim, Tae Ik ^a  

^a Maryknoll Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Strains

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750383030     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2006.36.9.617     Document Type: Article

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