Assessment of right ventricular function

Heart

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-405

  Williams, Lynne ^a   Frenneaux, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; ESMOLOL;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 41149145190     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.130021     Document Type: Editorial

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