American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1023-1029 , 15 October 2009

Usefulness of Two-Dimensional Strain Echocardiography to Predict Segmental Viability Following Acute Myocardial Infarction and Optimization Using Bayesian Logistic Spatial Modeling

  • Raymond Q. Migrino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 414-955-6737; fax: 414-456-6203
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  • Kwang Woo Ahn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Tejas Brahmbhatt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Leanne Harmann, BA

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Jason Jurva, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Nicholas M. Pajewski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • Section on Statistical Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Received 31 March 2009 ,Revised 29 May 2009 ,Accepted 29 May 2009.

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 This study was supported by Medical College of Wisconsin General Clinical Research Center Grant M01-RR00058, T32 HL072757 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and Grant 5520053 from Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01170-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.049

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1023-1029 , 15 October 2009