title: Myocardial performance index or Tei index: valuable in research but doubtful in clinical practice.
authors.forename: Savvas Th
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Toumanidis
mesh_terms: D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology