Screening for ventriculo-aortic functional disturbances in patients with apparently successful repaired coarctation of aorta

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-79

  Lam, Yat Yin ^a   Henein, Michael Y ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic coarctation; Long axis function; Subendocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 78049463068     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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