Comparison of high-frequency two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography versus intravascular ultrasound for evaluation of the left anterior descending coronary artery

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1746-1749

  Wada, Nozomi ^a   Watanabe, Nozomi ^a   Yamaura, Yasuko ^a   Neishi, Yoji ^a   Koyama, Yuji ^a   Kawamoto, Takahiro ^a   Akasaka, Takashi ^a   Yoshida, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY VESSELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 29044444147     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.101     Document Type: Article

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