Incremental prognostic value of stress echocardiography as an adjunct to exercise electrocardiography after uncomplicated myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 417-423

  Bigi, R ^a   Desideri, A ^a   Galati, A ^a   Bax, J J ^b   Coletta, C ^a   Fiorentini, C ^c   Fioretti, P M ^d  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exercise stress testing; Myocardial infarction; Risk stratification; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART REINFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0034757304     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.85.4.417     Document Type: Article

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