Weak concordance between wall motion and microvasculature status after acute myocardial infarction: Study with myocardial contrast echocardiography in real time with power modulation

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-94

  Moreno, R ^a   Zamorano, J ^a   Serra, V ^a   Almeria C ^a   Rodrigo, J ^a   Alvarez, L ^a   Herrera, D ^a   Mataix, L ^a   Aubele, A ^a   De Marco, E ^a   Sanchez Harguindey L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contrast; Echocardiography; Microvasculature; Myocardial infarction; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

FS 069;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035993318     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euje.2002.0161     Document Type: Article

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