Predictors of stroke in patients with severe systolic dysfunction in sinus rhythm: Role of echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-89

  Mahajan, Nitin ^a   Ganguly, Joya ^b   Simegn, Mengistu ^b   Bhattacharya, Pratik ^a   Shankar, Lakshmi ^a   Madhavan, Ramesh ^a   Chaturvedi, Seemant ^a   Ramappa, Preeti ^b   Afonso, Luis ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Left ventricular aneurysm; Left ventricular non compaction; Pulmonary hypertension; Severe systolic dysfunction; Sinus rhythm; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78049473984     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.039     Document Type: Article

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