Improved identification of viable myocardium using second harmonic imaging during dobutamine stress echocardiography

Heart

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 672-678

  Sozzi, F B ^a   Poldermans, D ^a   Bax, J J ^a   Elhendy, A ^a   Vourvouri, E C ^a   Valkema, R ^a   de Sutter, J ^a   Schinkel, A F L ^a   Borghetti, A ^b   Roelandt, J R T C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Myocardial viability; Second harmonic imaging

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035185916     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.86.6.672     Document Type: Article

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