Stress echocardiography for stress echocardiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: An evidence-based analysis

Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-61

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ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

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