Contrast agents provide a faster learning curve in dipyridamole stress echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 415-419

  Zamorano, Jose L ^a   Sánchez, Violeta ^b   Moreno, Raúl ^a   Almería, Carlos ^a   Rodrigo, Jose ^a   Serra, Viviana ^a   Azcona, Luis ^a   Aubele, Adalia ^a   Mataix, Luis ^a   Sánchez Harguindey, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contrast; Dipyridamole; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; SHU 508;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA BASE; DIGITALIZATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; STRESS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036912985     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021162729742     Document Type: Article

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