Safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography supervised by registered nurse sonographers

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 601-605

  Bremer, M L ^a   Monahan, K H ^a   Stussy, V L ^a   Miller F A , Jr ^a   Seward, J B ^a   Pellikka, P A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031859299     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(98)70035-5     Document Type: Article

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