Is atrial function in Chagas dilated cardiomyopathy more impaired than in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 643-647

  Barbosa, Marcia M ^a   Rocha, Manoel Otávio C ^b   Botoni, Fernando AntôNio ^b   Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz Pinho ^b   Nunes, Maria Carmo Pereira ^b  

^a Hospital Geral Socor   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial function; Chagas cardiomyopathy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Strain; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84856014345     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer096     Document Type: Article

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