Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 998-1000 , September 2008

Echocardiographic Quantification of Left Ventricular Volume: What Can We Do Better?

  • Victor Mor-Avi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Victor Mor-Avi, PhD, University of Chicago Medical Center, Section of Cardiology, MC5084, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 60637
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  • Roberto M. Lang, MD

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PII: S0894-7317(08)00412-4

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.07.011

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 998-1000 , September 2008

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