Clinical utility of tissue Doppler imaging in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

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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Main Authors: Zieroth Shelley, Barac Ivan, Lytwyn Matthew, Ahmadie Roien, Fang Tielan, Gosal Tirath, Hameed Adnan K, Hussain Farrukh, Jassal Davinder S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/6/1/11

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