The value of 2D strain imaging during stress testing

Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-314

  Moonen, Marie ^a   Lancellotti, Patrizio ^a   Zacharakis, Dimitrios ^a   Pierard, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Exercise echocardiography; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Ischemic heart disease; Strain; Strain rate imaging

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 61349106558     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00864.x     Document Type: Review

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