Tissue Doppler imaging for diagnosis of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Global and regional left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction is a marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), which is conventionally assessed using two-dimensional echocardiography. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) has emerged as an adjunct tool in the diagnosis of r...

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Main Authors: Agarwal Rajender, Gosain Priyanka, Kirkpatrick James N, Alyousef Tareq, Doukky Rami, Singh Gurpreet, Umscheid Craig A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/10/1/47