Contrast microbubbles improve diagnostic yield in ICU patients with poor echocardiographic windows

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1287-1292

  Nguyen, Thanh T ^a   Dhond, Milind R ^a   Sabapathy, Raju ^a   Bommer, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Echocardiogram; ICU; IV

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FS 069;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOCARDIUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034786459     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.4.1287     Document Type: Article

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