Biplane assessment of left ventricular function during atrial fibrillation at beats with equal subsequent cycles

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-60

  Wang, Chun Li ^a   Ho, Wan Jing ^a   Luqman, Nazar ^b   Hsu, Lung An ^a   Kuo, Chi Tai ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biplane echocardiogram; Cycle length limits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART CYCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33750428959     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.10.018     Document Type: Article

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