Cardiac dysfunction and orthostatic intolerance in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and a small left ventricle

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 484-489

  Miwa, Kunihisa ^a  

^a Miwa Naika Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Low cardiac output; Myalgic encephalomyelitis; Orthostatic intolerance; Small heart

Indexed keywords

10 MINUTE STAND UP TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTHORACIC RATIO; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL LEFT VENTRICLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE VOLUME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938420097     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: 16152573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-014-0510-y     Document Type: Article

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