Improved prediction of outcome by contrast echocardiography determined left ventricular remodelling parameters compared to unenhanced echocardiography in patients following acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 933-940

  Dwivedi, Girish ^a   Janardhanan, Rajesh ^a   Hayat, Sajad A ^a   Lim, Tiong K ^a   Senior, Roxy ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Contrast echocardiography; Left ventricular remodelling; Unenhanced echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPERFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBUMINS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 70449670816     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep099     Document Type: Article

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