An EF is a percentage of blood that is pumped out of the heart during each beat. Ejection fraction is a key indicator of heart health. Physicians assess the extent of heart muscle damage by measuring the left ventricular ejection fraction. Common tests to determine EF include an echocardiogram and nuclear stress test.
First opened in 1949 in San Lorenzo, Calif., by Mervin Morris, the chain was geared toward average, working- to middle-class shoppers. We were targeting Joe the Plumber, Morris, 88, said Friday. We said every customer who came to JCPenney, Sears or Montgomery Ward could be a Mervyns customer. Needless to say, this is a most unpleasant day.. Parent Mervyn's LLC is owned by Sun Capital Partners Inc., an investment firm based in Florida.
The Jean Coutu Group bought the Eckerd drugstore chain in 2004 from J.C. Penney Co. for $2.375 billion with the goal of expand in the US by merging the 1,539-store Eckerd chain with its own Brooks Pharmacy drugstores.