Comparison of left ventricular ejection fraction and volumes in heart failure by echocardiography, radionuclide ventriculography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Are they interchangeable?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1387-1396

  Bellenger, N G ^a   Burgess, M I ^b   Ray, S G ^b   Lahiri, A ^c   Coats, A J S ^a   Cleland, J G F ^d   Pennell, D J ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Radionuclide ventriculography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0033879659     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2011     Document Type: Article

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