Tissue Doppler assessment of left ventricular diastolic function in rheumatic mitral stenosis
Background: Left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions are reported to be altered in mitral stenosis. Although conventional Doppler ultrasound recording of transmitral flow is used in the assessment of left ventricular diastolic function, yet, in patients with mitral stenosis, it is altered b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2011-09-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260811000366 |