Myocardial Mechanics in Cardiomyopathies

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-124

  Modesto, Karen ^a   Sengupta, Partho P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac dysfunction; Cardiac mechanics; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART STRESS; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; SHEAR STRESS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION;

CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION; CARDIAC MECHANICS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART FAILURE;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84905030373     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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