Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 782-789, November 2009

Evidence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Detected by Automated Function Imaging in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

  • Yen-Wen Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, Dou-Liou, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Chuan Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, Dou-Liou, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Wei-Chuan Tsai, MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, Dou-Liou, Taiwan, 345, Chuang-Ching Rd. Dou-Liou City 640, Yun-Lin County, Taiwan. Tel: 886-5-5322017; Fax: 886-5-5334521.
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  • Chi-Ting Su, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan
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  • Chin-Chan Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, Dou-Liou, Taiwan
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  • Jyh-Hong Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

Received 11 February 2009; received in revised form 5 May 2009; accepted 11 May 2009. published online 25 June 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1071-9164(09)00167-5

doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.05.006

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 782-789, November 2009