Korean Circ J.  2018 Dec;48(12):1157-1159. 10.4070/kcj.2018.0269.

The Role of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: We Should Pay More Attention to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

• Kim HL

• KMID: 2424566
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2018.0269

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Echocardiography*
Humans
Stroke Volume*
Stroke*

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