Three dimensional echocardiography: A valuable tool to assess left atrial function in non-compaction cardiomyopathy!

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-244

  Baur, Leo H B ^a  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; NONCOMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY; RELIABILITY; THERAPY EFFECT; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HUMANS;

EID: 45149110077     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9267-z     Document Type: Editorial

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