Relation of Left Atrial Maximal Volume Measured by Real-Time 3D Echocardiography to Demographic, Clinical, and Doppler Variables

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1347-1352

  De Castro, Stefano ^a   Caselli, Stefano ^a   Di Angelantonio, Emanuele ^a   Del Colle, Sara ^b   Mirabelli, Francesca ^a   Marcantonio, Andrea ^a   Puccio, Danilo ^a   Santini, Daria ^c   Pandian, Natesa G ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 43049125416     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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