Doppler Assessment of Diastolic Function at Rest and During Exercise: Distinguishing Myth From Reality

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 350-353

  Dumesnil, Jean G ^a   Pibarot, Philippe ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HUMAN; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; PULMONARY VEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REST;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 63249094428     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.02.014     Document Type: Editorial

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