Usefulness of myocardial contrast echocardiography using low-power continuous imaging early after acute myocardial infarction to predict late functional left ventricular recovery

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 493-497

  Janardhanan, Rajesh ^a   Swinburn, Jonathan M A ^a   Greaves, Kim ^a   Senior, Roxy ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042510471     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00713-6     Document Type: Article

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