Left ventricular false tendons: Anatomic, echocardiographic, and pathophysiologic insights

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 582-588

  Silbiger, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete subaortic stenosis; Echocardiography; Functional mitral regurgitation; Ischemic mitral regurgitation; Left ventricular false tendons; Left ventricular remodeling; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

AORTA SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR FALSE TENDON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PURKINJE FIBERS; TENDONS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84878335346     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.03.005     Document Type: Review

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