Evaluation of left ventricular performance in menopausal women

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-84

  Kaur, Manjinder ^a   Ahuja, G K ^a   Singh, Harpreet ^b   Walia, Lily ^a   Avasthi, Kum Kum ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Department of Orthopedics   (India)

Author keywords

Left ventricular functions; Menopause; STI indices; Systolic time intervals (STIs)

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; SYSTOLIC TIME INTERVAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77957346760     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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