Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 59-65 , March 2009

Ratio of Peak Early to Late Diastolic Filling Velocity of Transmitral Flow is Predictive of Right Ventricular Diastolic Abnormality in Untreated Hypertensive Patients

  • Shun-Yi Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Cardiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, 289, Jianguo Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Jen Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shan-Hung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Second Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsin-Hua Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 23 May 2008 ,Revised 23 June 2008 ,Accepted 17 July 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60009-4

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60009-4

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 59-65 , March 2009

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