Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1309.e1-1309.e5 , November 2009

Acute Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction on Transthoracic Echocardiography: A Case Series

  • Deepak Koul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Deepak Koul, MD, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, 22101 Moross Road, 2nd Floor VEP, Detroit, MI 48236
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  • Renee Bess, RDCS, RVT, FASE
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  • Arshad Rehan, MD
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  • Gerald Cohen, MD, FACC, FASE

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00484-2

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.05.016

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1309.e1-1309.e5 , November 2009

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