Left Atrial Function in Patients with Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy
Background: Chagas disease is a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, and information about left atrial (LA) function in this disease still lacks. Objective: To assess the different LA functions (reservoir, conduit and pump functions) and their correlation with the echocardiographic parameters of left ve...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2015005050045&lng=en&tlng=en |