Assessment of menopause-induced myocardial changes by integrated backscatter during inotropic stimulation and atropine injection

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 889-895

  Ho, Y i Lwun ^a   Lin, Lung Chun ^a   Yen, Men Luh ^a   Wu, Chau Chung ^a   Chow, Song Nan ^a   Huang, Por Jau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atropine; Cyclic variation of integrated backscatter; Dobutamine; Menopause

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CHANNEL BLOCKERS;

ULTRASONICS;

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFUSION; INOTROPISM; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENSTRUATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATROPINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 0036657940     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00529-X     Document Type: Article

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