The use of myocardial contrast echocardiography in the assessment of left ventricular function recovery after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of acute myocardial infarction

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 713-721

  Wita, Krystian ^a   Filipecki, Artur ^a   Drzewiecka Gerber, Agnieszka ^a   Turski, Maciej ^a   Rybicka Musialik, Anna ^a   Tabor, Zbigniew ^a   Nowak, Mariola ^a   Wróbel, Wojciech ^a   Krauze, Jolanta ^a   Szczogiel, Jan ^a   Trusz Gluza, Maria ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Myocardial contrast echocardiography; Myocardial infarction; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33747870805     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: 00229032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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