Canale J

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 234-237
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ABSTRACT

The role of the echocardiography in the study of patients with heart failure is there concisely reviewed. The specific contribution of the echocardiography for the study of the systolic and diastolic dysfunction is described.

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