The ventricular-arterial coupling: From basic pathophysiology to clinical application in the echocardiography laboratory

Journal of Cardiovascular Echography

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 91-95

  Antonini Canterin, Francesco ^a   Poli, Stefano ^a,b   Vriz, Olga ^c   Pavan, Daniela ^c   Bello, Vitantonio ^d   Nicolosi, Gian ^e  

^a SSD Cardiologia Preventiva e Riabilitativa   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento Cardiologia   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; hypertension; left ventricular function; ventricular arterial coupling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTERY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; END SYSTOLIC ELASTANCE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84896870532     PISSN: 22114122     EISSN: 2347193X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2211-4122.127408     Document Type: Review

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