Speckle-Derived Strain. A Better Tool for Quantification of Stress Echocardiography?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-160

  Abraham, Theodore P ^a   Pinheiro, Aurelio C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SWINE;

EID: 37849018161     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.035     Document Type: Editorial

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