Assessment of ventricular and left atrial mechanical functions, atrial electromechanical delay and p wave dispersion in patients with scleroderma

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-269

  Aktoz, Meryem ^a   Yilmaztepe, Mustafa ^a   Tatli, Ersan ^a   Turan, Fatma Nesrin ^a   Ümit, Elif G ^a   Altun, Armaǧan ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial electromechanical delay; Atrial functions; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; P WAVE; SCLERODERMA; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DISEASES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959295971     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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