Stress echocardiography and exercise electrocardiography for risk stratification after non-Q-wave uncomplicated myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 739-741

  Desideri, Alessandro ^a   Bigi, Riccardo ^b   Suzzi, Gian Leone ^b   Coletta, Claudio ^b   Gregori, Dario ^b   Valente, Gino ^b   Fioretti, Paolo ^b  

^a S Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0033567886     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00425-7     Document Type: Article

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