Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1232-1238, November 2009

Comparison of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular Global Strain as Determinants of Infarct Size in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

  • Benthe Sjøli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Arendal, Norway
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  • Stein Ørn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Bjørnar Grenne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Arendal, Norway
    • ,
  • Trond Vartdal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Otto A. Smiseth, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Harald Brunvand, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Arendal, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Harald Brunvand, MD, PhD, Head, Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Arendal, 4809 Arendal, Norway

published online 08 October 2009.

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00715-9

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2009.07.027

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1232-1238, November 2009

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