Prevalence of normal resting left ventricular function with normal rest electrocardiograms

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1295-1298

  Christian, Timothy F ^a   Miller, Todd D ^a   Chareonthaitawee, Panithaya ^a   Hodge, David O ^a   O'Connor, Michael K ^a   Gibbons, Raymond J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031008113     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00108-2     Document Type: Article

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