Management decisions in valvular heart disease: The role of radionuclide-based assessment of ventricular function and performance

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 72-81

  Borer, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Wencker, Detlef ^a   Hochreiter, Clare ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0030048378     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(96)90026-4     Document Type: Review

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