Effects of dobutamine on aortic valve indexes in asymptomatic patients with bileaflet mechanical prostheses in the aortic valve position

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1546-1549

  Tsai, Chang Her ^a   Lee, Tsung Ming ^a   Wang, Chih Hao ^a   Hsu, Kwan Lih ^a   Liau, Chiau Suong ^a   Lee, Yuan Teh ^a   Chu, Shu Hsun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA FLOW; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030968898     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00192-6     Document Type: Article

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