The use of contrast agents in dobutamine stress echocardiography and its influence on interobserver variability;Influencia de la administración de ecopotenciadores sobre la variabilidad interobservador en la ecocardiografía de estrés con dobutamina

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1342-1346

  Zamorano, José L ^a   Sánchez, Violeta ^a,b   Almería, Carlos ^a   Serra, Vivi ^a   Rodrigo, José L ^a   Sánchez Harguindey, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contractility; Echocardiography; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DOBUTAMINE; LEVOGRAF; SHU 508; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0343290342     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(00)75239-0     Document Type: Article

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