Assessment of regional rotation patterns improves the understanding of the systolic and diastolic left ventricular function: An echocardiographic speckle-tracking study in healthy individuals

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-61

  Gustafsson, Ulf ^a,b   Lindqvist, Per ^a   Mörner, Stellan ^a   Waldenström, Anders ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diastolic suction; Healthy humans; Left ventricular diastolic function; Left ventricular systolic function; Regional rotation; Speckle tracking echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449084691     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen141     Document Type: Article

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