Does quantitative left ventricular regional wall motion change after fibrous tissue resection in endomyocardial fibrosis?
OBJECTIVES: We compared left ventricular regional wall motion, the global left ventricular ejection fraction, and the New York Heart Association functional class pre- and postoperatively. INTRODUCTION: Endomyocardial fibrosis is characterized by fibrous tissue deposition in the endomyocardium of the...
Main Authors: | Vera Maria Cury Salemi, Fabio Fernandes, Raquel Sirvente, Luciano Nastari, Leonardo Vieira Rosa, Cristiano A. Ferreira, José Luiz Barros Pena, Michael H. Picard, Charles Mady |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2009-01-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000100004 |
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