Let's twist

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-47

  Geleijnse, Marcel L ^a   Van Dalen, Bas M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINERADIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MUSCLE CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 58449101887     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen241     Document Type: Editorial

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