Left atrial systolic force: Comparison between two methods for the noninvasive assessment of left atrial systolic function

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 601-607

  Cioffi, Giovanni ^a   Chinali, Marcello ^b   Mureddu, Gian Francesco ^c   Stefenelli, Carlo ^a   De Simone, Giovanni ^b  

^a Villa Bianca Hospital   (Italy)

^b FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left atrial function; Left atrial systolic force; Left ventricular geometry; Systemic arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SYSTOLE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC VALVE; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYSTOLE;

EID: 43549091364     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f3ab79     Document Type: Article

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