Wall motion score index and ejection fraction for risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 419-425

  Møller, Jacob E ^a   Hillis, Graham S ^a   Oh, Jae K ^a   Reeder, Guy S ^a   Gersh, Bernard J ^a   Pellikka, Patricia A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 31344466574     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.042     Document Type: Article

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