The relation between myocardial blush grade and myocardial contrast echocardiography: Which one is a better predictor of myocardial damage?

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Rasoul, S ^a   Dambrink, J H E ^a   Breeman, A ^a   Elvan, A ^a   Van 't Hof, A W J ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infarct size; Myocardial blush grade; Myocardial contrast echocardiography; St segment elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BLUSH GRADE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 77149129271     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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