Open AccessTransmural extent in relation to clinical scoring in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction patients: Speckle-tracking echocardiographic study
Author(s) -
Hanan Radwan,
Ekhlas Hussein,
Ahmed Shaker
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_54_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , ejection fraction , diabetes mellitus , speckle tracking echocardiography , infarction , risk stratification , heart failure , endocrinology
To assess the extent of transmurality in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients using speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) in relation to their risk categorization to improve the risk stratification of NSTEMI patients through detecting the presence of transmural infarction.