Significance of transient ST-T segment changes during dobutamine testing in Q wave myocardial infarction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 599-605

  Lombardo, Antonella ^a   Loperfido, Francesco ^a,b   Pennestri, Faustino ^a   Rossi, Elisabetta ^a   Patrizi, Roberto ^a   Cristinziani, Giuseppina ^a   Catapano, Girolamo ^a   Maseri, Attilio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE;

AGED; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0029936843     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00499-8     Document Type: Article

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