The feasibility of ultrasonic regional strain and strain rate imaging in quantifying dobutamine stress echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-91

  Kowalski, M ^a   Herregods, M C ^a   Herbots, L ^a   Weidemann, F ^a   Simmons, L ^a   Strotmann, J ^a   Dommke, C ^a   D'hooge, J ^a   Claus, P ^a   Bijnens, B ^a   Hatle, L ^a   Sutherland, George R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Doppler myocardial imaging; Myocardial deformation; Strain; Ultrasound strain rate

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; DOBUTAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; STATISTICS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0038634640     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euje.2002.0174     Document Type: Article

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