Defining the threshold of myocardial viability by dobutamine echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-32

  Grayburn, Paul A ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038719655     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00531-4     Document Type: Editorial

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