Diastolic and Systolic Asynchrony in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure. A Common But Ignored Condition

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-105

  Yu, Cheuk Man ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Yip, Gabriel W K ^a   Lee, Pui Wai ^a   Kum, Leo C C ^a   Lam, Yat Yin ^a   Fung, Jeffrey Wing Hong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC ASYNCHRONY; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYSTOLIC ASYNCHRONY; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE;

EID: 33845909967     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.022     Document Type: Article

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