Left atrial function in heart failure with impaired and preserved ejection fraction

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 430-436

  Fang, Fang ^a   Lee, Alex Pui Wai ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

atrial function; echocardiography; heart failure; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ARTERY COMPLIANCE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REST; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPLICATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART STROKE VOLUME; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE, SYSTOLIC; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 84906065974     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000091     Document Type: Review

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