Stress Echocardiography in Mitral Stenosis: When Is it Useful?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 402-404

  Cheitlin, Melvin D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0842330672     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.11.012     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

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2. Reis G, Motta MS, Barbosa MM, Esteves WA, Souza SF, Bocchi EA. Dobutamine stress echocardiography for noninvasive assessment and risk stratification of patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;43:393-401.