Perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography with low-dose dobutamine stress for evaluation of myocardial viability: A feasible approach?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 162-166

  Palmgren, I ^a   Hultman, J ^a   Houltz, E ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Dobutamine stress; Myocardial viability

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031952019     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05102.x     Document Type: Article

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