Prognostic implications of qualitative assessment of left ventricular function compared to simple routine quantitative echocardiography

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Silcocks, Paul B ^a   Munro, James F ^a   Steeds, Richard P ^b   Channer, Kevin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Left ventricular dysfunction; Qualitative echocardiography; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REGISTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030791833     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.3.237     Document Type: Article

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