Is echocardiography a valid tool to screen for left ventricular systolic dysfunction in chronic survivors of acute myocardial infarction?
Echocardiography is a valid tool to screen for LVSD in patients six months after AMI, accurately differentiating normal from abnormal systolic function and showing excellent agreement with radionuclide ventriculography. This study supports the use of echocardiography in screening for LVSD in chronic stable patients after AMI or alternative high risk patients, with few differences of major clinical significance likely to occur.
This study provides evidence for abnormal autonomic functioning in patients with erythrophobia when under mental stress.