Left Atrial Volume Index: A Predictor of Adverse Outcome in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 456-

  Fayssoil, Abdallah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME INDEX; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 77950046540     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.12.016     Document Type: Letter

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