Patient characteristics:
This study enrolled 95 patients, of which 75 were included for LVEF and
82 were included for wall motion abnormality (WMA) studies. This was
because some patients either did not undergo standard TTE during
hospitalization or the LVEF and WMAs were not recorded by HHU user. The
characteristics of the study patients are outlined in Table 1. Mean age
was 65± 13 years, and 70% were male. Coronary angiography was performed
on 74 patients (90%). Index hospital treatment included percutaneous
coronary intervention in 55 patients (67%), surgical intervention
(CABG) in 2 patients (3%), and medical treatment alone in 25 patients
(30%).