Myocardial performance index (Tei index): Evaluating its application to myocardial infarction

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-65

  Karatzis, Emmanouil N ^a,b   Giannakopoulou, Anna T ^a   Papadakis, John E ^a   Karazachos, Athanassios V ^a   Nearchou, Nearchos S ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Doppler index; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial performance; Myocardial performance index; Tei index

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INDEX; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEI INDEX;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 59949097398     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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