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Are Measures of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Shortening Affected by Left Atrial Enlargement?

BACKGROUND: Even though left atrial (LA) size and function are intimately related to left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction, the role of LA with regard to LV systolic function is less clear. Consequently, we examined the potential association that might exist between measures of longitudinal LV...

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Autores principales: Lopez-Candales, Angel, Hernandez-Suarez, Dagmar F., Menendez, Francisco Lopez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29479378
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/cr637w