Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 523-530 , May 2010

Passive Leg-Raise Is Helpful to Identify Impaired Diastolic Functional Reserve During Exercise in Patients With Abnormal Myocardial Relaxation

  • Eui-Young Choi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Chi Young Shim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sung-Ai Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sang Jae Rhee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Donghoon Choi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Se-Joong Rim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Yangsoo Jang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Namsik Chung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Seung-Yun Cho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Jong-Won Ha, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jong-Won Ha, MD, PhD, Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Seodaemun-gu, Shinchon-dong 134, Seoul 120-752, South Korea.

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 This work was supported by grant M10642120001-06N4212-00110 from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (Seoul, Korea).

PII: S0894-7317(10)00101-X

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.02.004

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 523-530 , May 2010

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