Assessment of mitral annular velocities by Doppler tissue imaging in predicting left ventricular thrombus formation after first anterior acute myocardial infarction

Introduction: This study was carried out in cardiology department, Zagazig University from August 2005 to December 2006. This study included 60 patients with first acute anterior myocardial infarction. These patients were 36 male (72%) and 14 female (28%). Aim of the work: The aim of this study is t...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Fathy, Ghada Ibrahim, Ahmed Shaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2011-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260811000408