Negative stress echo: Further prognostic stratification with assessment of pressure-volume relation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 258-267

  Bombardini, T ^a   Galderisi, M ^b   Agricola, E ^c   Coppola, V ^d   Mottola, G ^d   Picano, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Clinica Montevergine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contractile reserve; Pressure volume relation; Prognosis; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 42949115409     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.093     Document Type: Article

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