Using mitral 'annulus reversus' to diagnose constrictive pericarditis

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 372-375

  Reuss, Christina S ^a   Wilansky, Susan M ^a   Lester, Steven J ^a   Lusk, Joan L ^a   Grill, Diane E ^b   Oh, Jae K ^b   Tajik, A Jamil ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Doppler ultrasound; Echocardiography, adult; Pericardial heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE;

EID: 64749109049     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen258     Document Type: Article

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