Short-axis epicardial volume change is a measure of cardiac left ventricular short-axis function, which is independent of myocardial wall thickness

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Ugander, Martin ^a   Carlsson, Marcus ^a   Arheden, Håkan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac short axis function; Echocardiography; Fractional shortening; Left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATHLETES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 74949136191     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00153.2009     Document Type: Article

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