Prediction of mortality in patients with right bundle branch block referred for pharmacologic stress echocardiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1429-1433

  Cortigiani, Lauro ^a   Bigi, Riccardo ^b   Gigli, Guido ^b   Dodi, Claudio ^b   Mariotti, Egidio ^b   Coletta, Claudio ^b   Astarita, Costantino ^b   Picano, Eugenio ^b  

^a CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATIFICATION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0346366903     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.052     Document Type: Article

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