Risk Stratification by Stress Echocardiography Beyond Wall Motion Analysis

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-262

  Sicari, Rosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

contractility; coronary flow reserve; LBBB; prognosis; stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRATE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61649118156     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.12.007     Document Type: Editorial

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