Safety of Stress Echocardiography (from the International Stress Echo Complication Registry)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 541-543

  Varga, Albert ^a   Garcia, Miguel Angel Rodriguez ^b   Picano, Eugenio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; STROKE;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EXERCISE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33746737488     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.064     Document Type: Article

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