The role of echocardiography in guiding management in dilated cardiomyopathy

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Thomas, Dewi E ^a   Wheeler, Richard ^a   Yousef, Zaheer R ^a   Masani, Navroz D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 70449670808     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep158     Document Type: Review

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