Changes in transmural distribution of myocardial perfusion assessed by quantitative intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography in humans

Heart

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 368-372

  Fukuda, S ^a   Muro, T ^a   Hozumi, T ^a   Watanabe, H ^a   Shimada, K ^a   Yoshiyama, M ^a   Takeuchi, K ^a   Yoshikawa, J ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036785958     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.4.368     Document Type: Article

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