Echocardiographic predictors of functional capacity in endomyocardial fibrosis patients

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 400-405

  Salemi, Vera M C ^a   Leite, João J ^a   Picard, Michael H ^b   Oliveira, Leila M ^a   Reis, Soraya F ^a   Pena, Jose L B ^a   Mady, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diastole; Echocardiography; Endomyocardial fibrosis; Ergoespirometry and prognosis; Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 64849084817     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen297     Document Type: Article

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