| Literature DB >> 9070568 |
A Mehta1, A C Jain, M C Mehta, M Billie.
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This study assessed left atrial abnormality by electrocardiogram as a predictor of left ventricular dysfunction during acute myocardial infarction. Hemodynamic, angiocardiographic, echocardiographic, and serial creatine kinase-MB studies revealed the electrocardiogram to be a significant predictor of location of acute myocardial infarction, prevalence of occlusive disease in coronary vessels, myocardial contractility, low ejection fraction, increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, and serial creatine kinase-MB.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9070568 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00877-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778