Why the study?
Does echocardiographic wall motion score index improve prediction of cardiac events compared to radionuclide ejection fraction in patients thrombolysed for acute myocardial infarction?
Population
120 consecutive patients thrombolysed for acute myocardial infarction, free of exclusion criteria
Comparison
Echocardiographic wall motion score index… vs Radionuclide ventriculography ejection fraction…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean (SD) of 13 (10) months
Authors
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Echocardiographic WMSI is a more discriminatory and readily available prognostic tool than radionuclide EF for predicting cardiac events after acute myocardial infarction.
Does echocardiographic wall motion score index improve prediction of cardiac events compared to radionuclide ejection fraction in patients thrombolysed for acute myocardial infarction?
Echocardiographic WMSI is a more discriminatory and readily available prognostic tool than radionuclide EF for predicting cardiac events after acute myocardial infarction.
Gavin Galasko (2001) studied this question.
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