Electrocardiograph and chest x-ray in prediction of left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 48, Issue 176, 2009, Pages 310-313

  Basnet, B K ^a   Manandhar, K ^a   Shrestha, R ^b   Shrestha, S ^c   Thapa, M ^d  

^a BIR HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b Kasthamandap Healthcare Centre   (Nepal)

^c Nuwakot   (Nepal)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Chest x ray; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79952278982     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.343     Document Type: Article

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