Right ventricle myocardial performance index versus Simpson′s right ventricle ejection fraction in patients with isolated left ventricle anterior myocardial infarction

Introduction: Right ventricle (RV) dysfunction may be secondary to left ventricle (LV) dysfunction in patients of isolated left ventricle anterior myocardial infarction as a consequence of "Ventricular Interdependence". As RV dysfunction is associated with high in-hospital morbidity and mo...

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Main Authors: Monika Maheshwari, Sita Ram Mittal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Heart Views
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Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2013;volume=14;issue=2;spage=68;epage=71;aulast=Maheshwari