Should contrast be routinely used for echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function? A matter of appropriateness

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 534-535

  Buck, Thomas ^a   Erbel, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART CINEVENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 16244390849     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi142     Document Type: Editorial

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