Reduced forward output states affect the left ventricular opacification of intravenously administered Albunex

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Gandhok, Navjeet K ^a   Block, Romy ^a   Ostoic, Tracy ^a   Rawal, Manoj ^a   Hickle, Patrick ^a   Devries, Stephen ^a   Feinstein, Steven B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ALBUNEX; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0030639061     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(97)80029-6     Document Type: Article

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