Echocardiographic predictors of early in-hospital heart failure during first ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction: does myocardial performance index and left atrial volume improve diagnosis over conventional parameters of left ventricular function?

Echocardiographic predictors of early in-hospital heart failure during first ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction: does myocardial performance index and left atrial volume improve diagnosis over conventional parameters of left ventricular function?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has been considered a major determinant of early outcome in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Myocardial performance index (MPI) has been associated to early evolution in AMI in a heterogene...

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Main Authors: Machado Cristiano V, Peres Clovis A, Campos Orlando, Souza Lilian P, Carvalho Antonio C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
acute myocardial infarction
echocardiography
myocardial performance index
left atrial volume
ejection fraction
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/9/1/17

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