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Descending aortic mechanics and atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional speckle tracking transesophag...

Descending aortic mechanics and atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional speckle tracking transesophag...

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Descending aortic mechanics and atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional speckle tracking transesophageal echocardiography study

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Full title

Descending aortic mechanics and atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional speckle tracking transesophageal echocardiography study

Publisher

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

Journal title

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017-04, Vol.33 (4), p.509-519

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Vascular mechanics assessed with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) could be used as a new imaging surrogate of vascular stiffening. The CHA
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Full title

Descending aortic mechanics and atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional speckle tracking transesophageal echocardiography study

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1881765268

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1881765268

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ISSN

1569-5794

E-ISSN

1573-0743,1875-8312

DOI

10.1007/s10554-016-1028-4

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