A prospective comparison of echocardiographic wall motion score index and radionuclide ejection fraction in predicting outcome following acute myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 271-276

  Galasko, G I W ^a   Basu, S ^a   Lahiri, A ^a   Senior, R ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Echocardiographic wall motion score index; Prognosis; Radionuclide ventriculography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034865468     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.86.3.271     Document Type: Article

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