The complex relation between myocardial viability and functional recovery in chronic left ventricular dysfunction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12 A, 1998, Pages 33G-35G

  Agati, Luciano ^a   Autore, Camillo ^b   Iacoboni, Carlo ^b   Castaldo, Monica ^b   Veneroso, Gabriele ^b   Voci, Paolo ^b   Fedele, Francesco ^b   Dagianti, Armando ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032543532     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00051-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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