Prevalence and significance of left ventricular outflow gradient during dobutamine echocardiography

European Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 386-392

  Luria, D ^a   Klutstein, M W ^a   Rosenmann, D ^a   Shaheen, J ^a   Sergey, S ^a   Tzivoni, D ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dobutamine echocardiography; Left ventricular outflow gradient

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; OBSTRUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0032939486     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1355     Document Type: Article

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