Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 695-701 , July 2002

Enhanced method for predicting left ventricular reverse remodeling after surgical repair of aortic regurgitation: Application of ultrasonic tissue characterization

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☆ Supported in part by a grant from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan (M.Y.).

☆☆ Reprint requests: Keiji Hirooka, MD, The Cardiology Division of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishiro-dai, Suita-City, Osaka 565-8565, Japan (E-mail: k-chan@onh.go.jp).

PII: S0894-7317(02)00019-6

doi: 10.1067/mje.2002.118908

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 695-701 , July 2002

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