Cracking the Mysteries of Diastolic Function in Atrial Fibrillation. New Technology for an Old Problem

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1157-1158

  Popović, Zoran B ^a   Klein, Allan L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; Doppler; echocardiography

Indexed keywords

DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70349768202     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.07.005     Document Type: Editorial

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