title: Impact of volume loading on systolic mitral annular velocity (Sm) by tissue Doppler imaging.
authors.affiliation: *Department of ICU; Ghent University Hospital and International Research Center †Hydraulics Laboratory; Institute Biomedical Technology; Ghent University; Ghent, Belgium; jan.poelaert@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Ruggero
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ama'
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Segers
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roosens
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Claessens
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verdonck
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poelaert
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin
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