Objectives. We developed an automatic quantitative algorithm for the measurement of
regional myocardial wall motion and wall thickening from three-dimensional gated …

To determine the relationship between left ventricular volumes and the magnitude of wall
motion abnormality in the chronic post myocardial infarction period, the right anterior oblique …

The quantification of left ventricular (LV) volumes and assessment of their relation to systolic
and diastolic dysfunction, infarct size and anatomic location were performed in 54 patients …

The clinical significance of anterior precordial ST segment depression during acute inferior
myocardial infarction was evaluated in 67 consecutive patients early after onset of symptoms …

The left ventricular end-systolic pressure-volume relation is a relatively load-independent
measure of left ventricular contractile function. Linearity of the relation derived from full left …

Left ventricular end-systolic pressure-volume analysis was employed to assess the inotropic
effect of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor enoximone (formerly MDL-17,043) in nine patients …

Nicardipine, a new dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, has been investigated for the
treatment of coronary artery disease and heart failure. To assess the inotropic effect of …

The radionuclide angiograms of 59 patients with a left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF)<
0.40, 23 with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) and 36 with coronary artery disease …

To assess whether the phosphodiesterase inhibitor enoximone has a specific, direct effect
on left ventricular diastolic function distinct from its inotropic and vasodilator actions, we …

Left ventricular volume and ejection fraction were measured by 2-dimensional
echocardiography from 2 orthogonal apical long axis views in 90 patients admitted with …