Differences between echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular dimensions and function by local investigators and a core laboratory in a 2-year follow-up study of patients with an acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-270

  Hole, T ^a   Otterstad, J E ^b   St John Sutton, M ^c   Froland G ^b   Holme, I ^d   Skjaerpe T ^e  

^a Kristiansund Hospital   (Norway)

^b Vestfold Central Hospital   (Norway)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Core laboratory; Left ventricular remodelling; Two dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036889254     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euje.2002.0167     Document Type: Article

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