Phase III multicenter trial comparing the efficacy of 2% dodecafluoropentane emulsion (EchoGen) and sonicated 5% human albumin (Albunex) as ultrasound contrast agents in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 230-236

  Grayburn, Paul A ^a   Weiss, James L ^b   Hack, Terrence C ^c   Klodas, Elizabeth ^b   Raichlen, Joel S ^d   Vannan, Manni A ^e   Klein, Allan L ^f   Kitzman, Dalane W ^g   Chrysant, Steven G ^h   Cohen, Jerald L ⁱ   Abrahamson, David ^j   Foster, Elyse ^k   Perez, Julio E ^l   Aurigemma, Gerard P ^m   Panza, Julio A ⁿ   Picard, Michael H ^o   Byrd III, Benjamin F ^p   Segar, Douglas S ^q   Jacobson, Stuart A ^r   Sahn, David J ^s   Demaria, Anthony N ^t   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Oklahoma Cardiovascular and Hypertension Center   (United States)

ⁱ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j Orange County Heart Institute and Research Center   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁿ NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^o MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^p VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r Research for Health   (United States)

^s OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROPENTANE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASTE DISORDER; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMULSIONS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HEART DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0032127834     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00219-8     Document Type: Article

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