Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function: The power, possibilities, and pitfalls of echocardiographic imaging techniques

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 311-318

  Ogunyankin, Kofo O ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE COMPLIANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POWER ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 79960815921     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.042     Document Type: Review

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