Association of left atrial enlargement with left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction: A tissue Doppler study in echocardiographic practice

Blood Pressure

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-30

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Negri, Francesca ^a,b   Sala, Carla ^c   Valerio, Cristiana ^b   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diastolic dysfunction; Left atrial volume; Left ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIUM; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84856439585     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2011.618262     Document Type: Article

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