Changes in Infarct Size and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. New Prognostic Factors After Acute Myocardial Infarction?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-158

  De Bruyne, Bernard ^a   Heyndrickx, Guy R ^a  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTIGRAPHY; SURVIVAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34347253893     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.032     Document Type: Editorial

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