The effect of pulmonary hypertension on left atrial mechanical functions in chronic obstructive lung disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-192

  Acikel, Mahmut ^a   Yilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Gurlertop, Yekta ^a   Kaynar, Hasan ^a   Bozkurt, Engin ^a   Erol, Mustafa Kemal ^a   Köse, Nuri ^a   Meral, Mehmet ^a   Senocak, Huseyin ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive lung disease; Left atrial mechanical function; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 4644229379     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.06.035     Document Type: Article

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