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© 1980 Oxford University Press

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MEASUREMENT OF EJECTION FRACTION IN THE ELDERLY

JUDITH LATOUR, R. DE LA FUENTE and F. I. CAIRD

University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Southern General Hospital Glasgow G51 4TF

Requests for reprints to: Professor F. I. Caird, University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF.

A simple, virtually non-invasive, radionuclide method of measurement of ejection fraction has been evaluated in a study of 60 elderly patients. The causes of difficulty are described. The mean difference between duplicate measurements is 4.9%. The range of values obtained corresponds well to that found by others, as does the relationship to systolic time intervals. The method should be of value particularly for the assessment of the effects of drugs on the myocardium.


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