Myocardial contraction fraction predicts mortality in the oldest old

Background: People over the age of 85 are the world's most rapidly growing age group. Ejection fraction (EF) may be limited prognostically in this population and myocardial contraction fraction (MCF) may be more accurate. The objective of this longitudinal study was to assess the prognosis of M...

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Main Authors: David Leibowitz, Yara Bishara, Irit Stessman-Lande, Aliza Hammerman-Rosenberg, Jeremy M. Jacobs, Dan Gilon, Jochanan Stessman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235290672200207X