Left ventricular opacification for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease with stress echocardiography: An angiographic study of incremental benefit and cost-effectiveness

American Heart Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 510-518

  Moir, Stuart ^a   Shaw, Leslee ^b   Haluska, Brian ^a   Jenkins, Carly ^a   Marwick, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LEFT VENTRICULAR OPACIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547959190     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.04.046     Document Type: Article

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