Measuring left ventricular volume and ejection fraction with the biplane Simpson's method

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J E Otterstad. Heart. 2002 Dec.

. 2002 Dec;88(6):559-60.

doi: 10.1136/heart.88.6.559.

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Early prediction of improvement in ejection fraction after acute myocardial infarction using low dose dobutamine echocardiography.
Nijland F, Kamp O, Verhorst PM, de Voogt WG, Visser CA. Nijland F, et al. Heart. 2002 Dec;88(6):592-6. doi: 10.1136/heart.88.6.592. Heart. 2002. PMID: 12433887 Free PMC article.

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