Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction - Unwinding the diagnosis mystique

American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 100-113

  Asrar Ul Haq, Muhammad ^a,b,c   Mutha, Vivek ^a,c   Rudd, Nima ^a,c   Hare, David L ^b,c   Wong, Chiew ^a,c  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diastolic dysfunction; Echocardiography; HFNEF; HFPEF

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STRESS; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TORSION; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 84908009140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2160200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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