The value of stress echocardiography in clinical practice

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 375-377+380

  Duncan, A M ^a   Henein, M Y ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Heart failure; Valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANATOMY; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034941257     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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