Prospective evaluation of the role of routine cardiac troponin T measurement to identify left ventricular ejection fraction < 40% after first myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 559-560

  Rao, A C R ^a   Collinson, Paul O ^a,b   Rose, A J ^a   John, C ^a   Canepa Anson, R ^a   Joseph, S P ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING;

EID: 0242416652     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.5.559     Document Type: Article

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