Changing trends in the evaluation of ejection fraction in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: The Worcester Heart Attack Study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-493

  Santolucito, Paul A ^a   Tighe, Dennis A ^a   Lessard, Darleen ^a   Ismailov, Rovshan M ^b   Gore, Joel M ^a   Yarzebski, Jorge ^a   Goldberg, Robert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 39249083252     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.10.044     Document Type: Article

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