Role of echocardiography in acute coronary syndromes

Heart

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 419-425

  Greaves, Sally C ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036786735     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.4.419     Document Type: Article

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