Comparison of left atrial function in healthy individuals versus patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 154-160

  Jing, Zhu ^a   Jianchang, Chen ^a   Weiting, Xu ^a   Lan, Gao ^a   Shaikh, Farhan ^a   Yanni, Wu ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Left atrial function; Non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; Strain rate; Two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIAC VOLUME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84883328796     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-011     Document Type: Article

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