The grade of worsening of regional function during dobutamine stress echocardiography predicts the extent of myocardial perfusion abnormalities

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Elhendy, A ^a   Van Domburg, R T ^a   Bax, J J ^a   Poldermans, D ^a   Nierop, P R ^b   Geleijnse, M L ^a   Roelandt, J R T C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Echocardiography; Myocardial perfusion; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0034075467     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.83.1.35     Document Type: Article

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