Approaches to the detection of coronary artery disease using myocardial contrast echocardiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 10 SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 48-58

  Wei, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MICROVASCULATURE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037131937     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02948-X     Document Type: Article

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