Safety of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography: A prospective experience of 4033 consecutive studies

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 785-791

  Mathias W , Jr ^a   Arruda, A ^a   Santos, F C ^a   Arruda, A L ^a   Mattos, E ^a   Osorio, A ^a   Campos, O ^a   Gil, M ^a   Andrade, J L ^a   Carvalho, A C ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032834445     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(99)70182-3     Document Type: Article

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