Left atrial function and deformation in chronic primary mitral regurgitation

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 833-840

  Borg, Alexander N ^a   Pearce, Keith A ^a   Williams, Simon G ^a   Ray, Simon G ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Left atrium; Mitral regurgitation; Strain; Strain rate; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 73449095314     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep085     Document Type: Article

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