Salvage of nondiagnostic transthoracic echocardiograms on patients in intensive care units with intravenous ultrasound contrast

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 409-411

  Nash, Patrick J ^a   Kassimatis, Kathleen C ^a   Borowski, Allen G ^a   Martin, Maureen G ^a   Reynolds, Kathleen M ^a   Garcia, Cheryl A ^a   Morehead, Annitta J ^a   Thomas, James D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY CARE UNITS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 3242740403     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.053     Document Type: Article

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