Systolic time intervals: a review of the method in the non-invasive investigation of cardiac function in health, disease and clinical pharmacology
Open Access
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 59 (693) , 423-434
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.59.693.423
Abstract
Summary: Measurement of systolic time intervals is a valuable, non-invasive procedure to assess left ventricular performance, particularly when influenced by drugs. In this review, we discuss various factors affecting systolic time intervals, the therapeutic implications of the technique and its place among other non-invasive tests of cardiac function.Keywords
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