Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Filling Pressure in Atrial Fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1759-1765

  Al Omari, Malik A ^a   Finstuen, Joshua ^a   Appleton, Christopher P ^a   Barnes, Marion E ^a   Tsang, Teresa S M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 44749093118     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.02.067     Document Type: Review

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