How should we measure global and regional left ventricular systolic function?

Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 41-50

  Sahlen, Anders ^a   Winter, Reidar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diastolic function; Echocardiography; Ejection fraction; Left ventricle; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79957794139     PISSN: 13490222     EISSN: 1880344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12574-011-0085-x     Document Type: Review

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