Contrast Administration Reduces Interobserver Variability in Determination of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Good Baseline Endocardial Border Delineation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1110-1114

  Nayyar, Sunil ^a   Magalski, Anthony ^a   Khumri, Taiyeb M ^a   Idupulapati, Madhuri ^a   Stoner, Casey N ^a   Kusnetzky, Lisa L ^a   Coggins, Tina R ^a   Morris, Becky A ^a   Main, Michael L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUTREN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33749237650     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.05.038     Document Type: Article

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