Sequential evaluation of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function after radiofrequency catheter ablation

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 429-440

  Eksik, Abdurrahman ^a,b   Gorgulu, Sevket ^a   Eren, Mehmet ^a   Akyol, Ahmet ^a   Erdinler, Izzet ^a   Oguz, Enis ^a   Gurkan, Kadir ^a   Ulufer, Tanju ^a   Tezel, Tuna ^a  

^a DR SIYAMI ERSEK THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diastolic function; Radiofrequency ablation; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA; TIME; VELOCITY; VOLUMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 3442878707     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: 1348673X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.45.429     Document Type: Article

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