Estimated right ventricular systolic pressure during exercise stress echocardiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Armstrong, David W J ^a   Matangi, Murray F ^a  

^a Kingston Heart Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Right ventricular systolic pressure; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REST; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949325292     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70006-4     Document Type: Article

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