Dysautonomia and ventricular dysfunction in the indeterminate form of Chagas disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-193

  Molina, Roberta B G ^a   Matsubara, Beatriz B ^a   Hueb, João C ^a   Zanati, Silméia Garcia ^a   Meira, Domingos A ^a   Cassolato, José Luiz ^b   Paiva, Sergio A R ^a   Zornoff, Leonardo A M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Hospital 9 de Julho   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic control; Diastolic dysfunction; Right ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE COMPLIANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDENT T TEST; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 33750480543     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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