Consistency of echocardiographic ejection fraction: Variation and 'drift' by interpreter and practice site

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-46

  Bansal, S ^a   Vacek, J L ^a   Ehler, D ^a  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Ejection fraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOLOGY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 0036304630     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euje.2001.0115     Document Type: Article

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