Role of myocardial contrast echocardiography in the clinical evaluation of acute myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1398-1400

  Senior, R ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE CAPILLARY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0344825988     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.12.1398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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