Corrigendum to "The clinical applications of contrast echocardiography" [Eur J Echocardiogr 2007;8:S13-S23] (DOI:10.1016/j.euje.2007.03.021);The clinical applications of contrast echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-

  Olszewski, Robert ^a   Timperley, Jon ^a   Cezary, Szmigielski ^a   Monaghan, Mark ^b   Nihoyannopoulis, Petros ^c   Senior, Roxy ^d   Becher, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; LV ejection fraction; LV opacification; LV systolic function; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ALBUMIN; ALBUNEX; BD 723; CARDIOTOXIN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; FLUOROCARBON; FS 069; GLUCOSE; NC 100100; PERFLEXANE; PERFLUOROPENTANE; PERFLUTREN; SHU 508; SONOVUE; TRASTUZUMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART SURGERY; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 34247487763     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2007.06.017     Document Type: Erratum

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