Contrast echocardiography: A valid and sensitive imaging method in the investigation of transmyocardial laser-revascularization in an acute ischemia model

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 346-351

  Heidt, M C ^a   Schonburg M ^b   Vogt, P R ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial ischemia; Contrast echocardiography; Neoangiogenesis; Transmyocardial laser revascularization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TISSUE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SWINE;

EID: 28944439308     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865683     Document Type: Article

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