Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 847-851 , July 2009

Correlation between Left Ventricular End-diastolic Pressure and Peak Left Atrial Wall Strain during Left Ventricular Systole

  • Kazuaki Wakami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Nobuyuki Ohte, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nobuyuki Ohte, MD, Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
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  • Kaoru Asada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
    • ,
  • Hidekatsu Fukuta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshihiko Goto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Seiji Mukai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Hitomi Narita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
    • ,
  • Genjiro Kimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Renal Medicine and Hypertension, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.04.026

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 847-851 , July 2009

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