Left ventricular dysfunction during dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with syndrome X and positive myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-390

  Fragasso, Gabriele ^a,b   Chierchia, Sergio L ^a,b   Lu, Chunzeng ^a,b   Dabrowski, Pawel ^a,b   Pagnotta, Paolo ^a,b   Rosano, Giuseppe M C ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Dobutamine; Echocardiography; Myocardial scintigraphy; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MALE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME X; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032899398     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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