Strain analysis in patients with severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction undergoing surgical valve replacement

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3037-3047

  Delgado, Victoria ^a   Tops, Laurens F ^a   Van Bommel, Rutger J ^a   Van Der Kley, Frank ^a   Marsan, Nina Ajmone ^a   Klautz, Robert J ^a   Versteegh, Michel I M ^a   Holman, Eduard R ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; LV ejection fraction; Speckle tracking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 72649096677     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp351     Document Type: Article

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