Clinical utility of tissue Doppler imaging in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Echocardiography is widely used in the management of patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) has been shown to be an independent predictor of survival in CS. Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) is a sen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-03-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/6/1/11 |