Left atrium systolic and diastolic function assessment in hypertensive patients with preserved ejection fraction

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 140-152

  Agoston Coldea, Lucia ^a   Lupu, S ^b   Hicea, S ^a   Mocan, T ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

arterial hypertension; diastolic dysfunction; left atrium conduit function; left atrium pump function; left atrium remodeling; left atrium reservoir function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC CONDUIT; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84878489319     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: 15882683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.100.2013.002     Document Type: Article

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