Rationale for a widespread use of the spectral tissue Doppler-derived E/E' despite its failure to closely predict invasively measured left ventricular diastolic pressures

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-140

  Arques, Stephane ^a  

^a Aubagne Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Prognosis; Tissue Doppler echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 67349272667     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.01.051     Document Type: Article

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