Quantitative assessment of left atrial functional changes in patients with atrial fibrillation by tissue Doppler strain and 2-dimensional strain imaging

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 786-793

  Kyoung, Im Cho ^a   Hyeon, Gook Lee ^a   Seul, Jung Ak ^a   Jung, Eun Huh ^a   Hyun, Jung Kim ^a   Jung, Youn Moon ^a   Keun, Mo Park ^a   Tae, Ik Kim ^a  

^a Maryknoll Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Strains

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846884842     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2006.36.12.786     Document Type: Article

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