Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9970720 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A wide range of altered segmental relaxation can exist in the absence of global DD. Age and hypertension are associated with altered segmental relaxation and global DD. Assessment of segmental relaxation may be beneficial in the elderly and patients with hypertension.
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Authors
Yasuhiko MD, Patricia A. MD, Jianwen MD, PhD, Karen M. MD, Sanderson MD, Marek MD, PhD, James B. MD, Helen L. MD, Bijoy MD, Theodore P. MD,