Evaluation of Regional Left Ventricular Function by Three-dimensional Echocardiography

Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-20

  Wang, Chun Li ^a   Tanabe, Kazuaki ^a   Kawai, Junichi ^a   Tani, Tomoko ^a   Morioka, Shigefumi ^a   Kuo, Chi Tai ^b  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; echocardiography; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450224150     PISSN: 13490222     EISSN: 1880344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2303/jecho.3.12     Document Type: Article

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