Myocardial performance after transmyocardial revascularization with CO2 laser; a dobutamine stress echocardiographic study

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 187-196

  Aaberge, L ^a   Aakhus, S ^a   Nordstrand, K ^b   Abdelnoor, M ^a   Ihlen, H ^a   Forfang, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Feiring Heart Clinic   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Laser; Stable angina

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG THERAPY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REST; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034848278     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euje.2001.0097     Document Type: Article

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