Tissue doppler imaging in echocardiography: Value and limitations

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 224-233

  Kadappu, Krishna K ^a,b,c   Thomas, Liza ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colour tissue Doppler imaging; Left ventricular diastolic function; Left ventricular systolic function; Myocardial contraction velocity; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC DYSSYNCHRONY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; DIASTOLIC STRESS TESTING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 84923302225     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.10.003     Document Type: Review

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