Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
Nagueh, Sherif F.; Smiseth, Otto A.; Appleton, Christopher P.et al.
2016 • In European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
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