Assessment of regional atrial function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathies using tissue Doppler imaging

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-308

  Telagh, Ragiab ^a   Hui, Wei ^a   Abd El Rahman, Mohammed ^a   Berger, Felix ^a   Lange, Peter E ^a   Abdul Khaliq, Hashim ^a,b  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial performance; Cardiomyopathy; Doppler; Strain; Tissue velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR SEPTUM;

EID: 40949136187     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9112-0     Document Type: Article

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