Myocardial contrast echocardiography to assess spontaneous reperfusion during myocardial infarction

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9052, 1997, Pages 617-619

  Himbert, Dominique ^a   Seknadji, Patrick ^b   Karila Cohen, Daniel ^b   Juliard, Jean Michel ^b   Steg, Philippe Gabriel ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031040224     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)61565-6     Document Type: Article

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