Role of stress echocardiography in heart failure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12 A, 1998, Pages 111G-114G

  Pierard, Luc A ^a   Hoffer, Etienne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032543536     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00066-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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