Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Do we need to stand to be counted

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-85

  Williams, Lynne ^a   Gruner, Christiane ^a   Rakowski, Harry ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRITE;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MUSCLE RESECTION; PREVALENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 78650431155     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.11.007     Document Type: Editorial

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