Right ventricular dysfunction after thrombolysis in patients with right ventricular infarction

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 655-660

  Mattioli, Anna Vittoria ^a   Fini, Matteo ^a   Mattioli, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033944177     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2000.105580     Document Type: Article

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