Evaluation of left atrial systolic function in noncompaction cardiomyopathy by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Nemes, Attila ^a,b   Anwar, Ashraf M ^b,c   Caliskan, Kadir ^a   Soliman, Osama I I ^a,c   van Dalen, Bas M ^a   Geleijnse, Marcel L ^a   ten Cate, Folkert J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c El Hussein University Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Atrial function; Noncompaction; Three dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIAL EJECTION FORCE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONCOMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY; REAL TIME THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTOLE;

EID: 45149085120     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9261-5     Document Type: Article

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