Role of 2D speckle tracking echocardiography in predicting acute coronary occlusion in patients with non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Background: A substantial fraction of patients with non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome have an occluded culprit vessel on coronary angiography. Acute coronary occlusion often results in myocardial infarction and loss of systolic function. Identification of these patients may have considerable...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-06-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260816300734 |