American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages 1102-1108 , December 2004

Pulsed wave tissue Doppler-derived myocardial performance index for the assessment of left ventricular thrombus formation risk after acute myocardial infarction

  • Remzi Yilmaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Remzi Yilmaz, MD, PK 112, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
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  • Sukru Celik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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  • Merih Baykan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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  • Cihan Orem, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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  • Hasan Kasap, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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  • Ismet Durmus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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  • Cevdet Erdol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

Received 26 May 2003 ,Accepted 5 May 2004.

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PII: S0002-8703(04)00292-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.05.025

American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages 1102-1108 , December 2004

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