CATEGORIZATION OF ABNORMAL LEFT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION - COMPARISON BETWEEN RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHIC AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE IN POSTINFARCTION PATIENTS

Authors
BREEKLAND A BLANKSMA PK KENGEN RAM PIEPER EG CRIJNS HJGM VISSER CA
Citation
A. Breekland et al., CATEGORIZATION OF ABNORMAL LEFT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION - COMPARISON BETWEEN RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHIC AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE IN POSTINFARCTION PATIENTS, The American journal of cardiology, 79(1), 1997, pp. 108
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:1<108:COALF->2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
In postinfarction patients, only biplane echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) accurately predicts radionu clide EF > or <0.35, 0.40, and 0.45. A wall motion scoring system that does not account for hyperkinesia of healthy myocardium may be used t o discriminate between radionuclide EF > or <0.40 or 0.35, but lacks a ccuracy for 0.35.