Dobutamine stress echocardiography for risk stratification after myocardial infarction

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1402-1410

  Carlos, Michael E ^a   Smart, Steven C ^a   Wynsen, John C ^a   Sagar, Kiran B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

echocardiography; myocardial infarction; prognosis; stress

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030982837     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.6.1402     Document Type: Article

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