Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 753-759 , May 2008

Differentiation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Mid-Diastolic Mitral Annular Motion Patterns

  • Ho-Ming Su

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Tsung-Hsien Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chee-Siong Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Hsueh-Wei Yen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Hsin Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Kai-Hung Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Hsiang-Chun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Wen-Ter Lai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Sheng-Hsiung Sheu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Wen-Chol Voon

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Wen-Chol Voon, MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Tz-You 1st Road, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan.

Received 5 June 2007 ,Revised 14 October 2007 ,Accepted 12 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.11.008

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 753-759 , May 2008

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