Prognostic stratification of patients with right bundle branch block using dobutamine stress echocardiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 954-957

  Biagini, Elena ^a,c   Schinkel, Arend F L ^a   Rizzello, Vittoria ^a   Van Domburg, Ron T ^a   Pedone, Chiara ^a   Elhendy, Abdou ^a   Krenning, Boudewijn J ^a   Bountioukos, Manolis ^a   Vourvouri, Eleni C ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^c   Rapezzi, Claudio ^c   Simoons, Maarten L ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^b   Poldermans, Don ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Institute of Cardiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 5344221556     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.040     Document Type: Article

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