Feasibility and accuracy of a routine echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-89

  Tamborini, Gloria ^a   Pepi, Mauro ^a   Galli, Claudia Agnese ^a   Maltagliati, Anna ^a   Celeste, Fabrizio ^a   Muratori, Manuela ^a   Rezvanieh, Salehi ^a   Veglia, Fabrizio ^a  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Right ventricular performance; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33845222535     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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