Comparison of the prognostic value of dipyridamole and dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1516-1518

  Schröder, Klaus ^a   Wieckhorst, Arne ^a   Völler, Heinz ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0343417028     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00182-3     Document Type: Article

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