Operator independent left ventricular function monitoring during pharmacological stress echo with the new peak transcutaneous acceleration signal

Heart

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 286-289

  Bombardini, T ^a   Marcelli, E ^a   Picano, E ^b   Borghi, B ^c   Fedriga, P ^a   Garberoglio, B ^d   Gaggini, G ^d   Plicchi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contractility; Peak endocardial acceleration; Stress echo; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHRONOTROPISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034757320     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.85.3.286     Document Type: Article

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