Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5613309 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Although left atrial size may reflect chronic changes due to diastolic dysfunction in HCM, the relation of increased LAVI to ventricular filling pressures is modest. Nonetheless, a normal LAVI suggests normal ventricular filling pressures in patients with HCM.
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Authors
Jeffrey B. MD, Paul MD, Rick A. MD, Steve R. MD,