Rotational mechanics of the left ventricle in AL amyloidosis

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1061-1068

  Porciani, Maria Cristina ^a   Cappelli, Francesco ^a   Perfetto, Federico ^b   Ciaccheri, Mauro ^a   Castelli, Gabriele ^a   Ricceri, Ilaria ^a   Chiostri, Marco ^a   Franco, Bergesio ^b   Padeletti, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

2D speckle tracking; amyloidosis; cardiac involvement; LV rotational mechanics

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78349276515     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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