Systolic time intervals as simple echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular systolic performance: Correlation with ejection fraction and longitudinal two-dimensional strain

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 834-844

  Reant, Patricia ^a   Dijos, Marina ^a   Donal, Erwan ^b,c,d   Mignot, Aude ^a   Ritter, Philippe ^a   Bordachar, Pierre ^a   Dos Santos, Pierre ^a   Leclercq, Christophe ^b,c,d   Roudaut, Raymond ^a   Habib, Gilbert ^e   Lafitte, Stephane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

2D strain; Echocardiography; Left ventricular function; Systolic time intervals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78649371129     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq084     Document Type: Article

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