Observation of the ischemic cascade in humans using contrast echocardiography during dobutamine stress

Circulation Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 406-410

  Hyodo, Eiichi ^a   Muro, Takashi ^a   Hozumi, Takeshi ^a   Fukuda, Shota ^a   Watanebe, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshiyama, Minoru ^a   Takeuchi, Kazuhide ^a   Iwao, Hiroshi ^a   Yoshikawa, Junichi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; Coronary artery disease; Ischemic cascade

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0038672188     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.406     Document Type: Article

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