Prognostic value of diastolic dysfunction: State of the art review

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 79-90

  Aljaroudi, Wael A ^a,b   Thomas, James D ^b   Rodriguez, L Leonardo ^b   Jaber, Wael A ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

diastolic dysfunction; prognostic value

Indexed keywords

DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, DIASTOLIC; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84894049335     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: 15384683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e31829cf733     Document Type: Review

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