Comparison of radionuclide angiography with three echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular function in patients after myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiac Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 413-418

  Van 'T Hof, Arnoud W J ^a,b   Schipper, Cor W ^a   Gerritsen, J Georges ^a   Reiffers, Stoffer ^a   Hoorntje, Jan C A ^a  

^a Dept of Cardiol and Nucl Medicine   (Netherlands)

^b HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left ventricular function; Myocardial infarction; Radionuclide angiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM;

HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHY; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032319513     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006082214191     Document Type: Review

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