Comparison of myocardial performance index versus ratio of isovolumic contraction time/ejection time in left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1061-1067

  Yilmaz, Ahmet ^a   Yalta, Kenan ^a   Turgut, Okan Onur ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan ^a   Ozyol, Ali ^a   Erdem, Alim ^a   Tandogan, Izzet ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Ejection time; Isovolumic contraction time; Isovolumic relaxation time; Myocardial performance index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING HABIT; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 37249013390     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02877712     Document Type: Article

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