Left atrial volume in children without heart disease and in those with ventricular septal defect or patent ductus arteriosus or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1500-1504

  Taggart, Nathaniel W ^a   Cetta, Frank ^a   O'Leary, Patrick W ^a   Seward, James B ^a   Eidem, Benjamin W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78149466522     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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