Diastolic dysfunction and left atrial enlargement as contributing factors to functional mitral regurgitation in dilated cardiomyopathy: Data from the Acorn trial

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 762.e3-762.e10

  Park, Seong Mi ^a   Park, Seung Woo ^b   Casaclang Verzosa, Grace ^c   Ommen, Steve R ^c   Pellikka, Patricia A ^c   Miller Jr , Fletcher A ^c   Sarano, Maurice E ^c   Kubo, Spencer H ^d   Oh, Jae K ^c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Acorn Cardiovascular Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 62949129079     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

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