Role of echocardiography in acute chest pain syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 41-42

  Autore, Camillo ^a   Agati, Luciano ^a   Piccininno, Marco ^a   Lino, Stefano ^a   Musarò, Salvatore ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0034680051     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00991-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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