Use of contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of subacute myocardial rupture after myocardial infarction

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 945-947

  García Fernaández, Miguel Angel ^a   Macchioli, Rodolfo Oscar Odreman ^a   Moreno, Pedro Marcos Alberca ^a   Yangüela, Mar Moreno ^a   Thomas, Javier Bermejo ^a   Sendón, José Luis López ^a   De Sa, Esteban López ^a   Abdou, Yasser Hessein ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FS 069;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035187472     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.114135     Document Type: Article

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