Safety, feasibility, and prognostic implications of pharmacologic stress echocardiography in 1482 patients evaluated in an ambulatory setting

American Heart Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 621-629

  Cortigiani, Lauro ^a   Picano, Eugenio ^b   Coletta, Claudio ^c   Chiarella, Francesco ^d   Mathias, Wilson ^e   Gandolfo, Nicola ^f   De Alcantara, Monica ^g   Mazzoni, Vincenzo ^h   Gensini, Gian Franco ⁱ   Landi, Patrizia ^b  

^a CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^f Division of Cardiology Mauriziaro Hospital   (Italy)

^g PROECHO   (Brazil)

^h SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035091502     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.113997     Document Type: Article

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