Left Ventricular Global Performance and Diastolic Function in Indeterminate and Cardiac Forms of Chagas' Disease

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1338-1343

  Pazin Filho, Antônio ^a   Romano, Minna M Dias ^a   Gomes Furtado, Rogério ^a   de Almeida Filho, Oswaldo César ^a   Schmidt, André ^a   Marin Neto, José Antonio ^a   Maciel, Benedito Carlos ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; VELOCITY;

CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 36549054042     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.04.029     Document Type: Article

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