Risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction by Doppler stroke distance measurement

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-191

  Trent, R J ^a,c   Rawles, J M ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler; Mortality risk; Myocardial infarction; Risk stratification; Stroke distance

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0032782230     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.2.187     Document Type: Article

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