Comparison of the diagnostic potential of four echocardiographic stress tests shortly after acute myocardial infarction: Submaximal exercise, transesophageal atrial pacing, dipyridamole, and dobutamine-atropine

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 909-914

  Schröder, Klaus ^a   Völler, Heinz ^b   Dingerkus, Hanso ^b   Münzberg, Helga ^b   Dissmann, Rüdiger ^b   Linderer, Thomas ^b   Schultheiss, Heinz Peter ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATROPINE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0029889103     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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