Role of pericardium in the maintenance of left ventricular twist

Heart

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 785-790

  Chang, Sung A ^a   Kim, Hyung Kwan ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^a   Cho, Goo Yeong ^a   Oh, Seil ^a   Sohn, Dae Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DIASTOLE; DOGS; PERICARDIUM; ROTATION; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77952663185     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.182345     Document Type: Article

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