Changes of Left Atrial Phasic Function Assessed by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Untreated Hypertension

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 220-227

  Tsai, Wei Chuan ^a   Huang, Yao Yi ^a   Liu, Yen Wen ^a   Shih, Jhih Yuan ^b   Lin, Chih Chan ^a   Tsai, Liang Miin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Tainan Hospital Sin Hua Branch   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Left atrium; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Strain; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LEFT ATRIAL PHASIC FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84871622452     PISSN: 09296441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmu.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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