Why the study?
Does a high myocardial performance index predict future congestive heart failure in elderly men without baseline CHF?
Population
552 seventy-year-old men without congestive heart failure and significant valve disease at baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 8.2 years
Authors
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Myocardial performance index provides independent prognostic information for the risk of future congestive heart failure in elderly men, beyond traditional risk factors.
Does a high myocardial performance index predict future congestive heart failure in elderly men without baseline CHF?
Myocardial performance index provides independent prognostic information for the risk of future congestive heart failure in elderly men, beyond traditional risk factors.
Ärnlöv et al. (2004) studied this question.
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