Assessing perfusion and function in acute myocardial infarction: How and when?

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 701-703

  Pierard, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROANGIOPATHY; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0037532470     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.7.701     Document Type: Review

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