Stress echocardiography for the risk stratification of patients following coronary bypass surgery

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-342

  Cortigiani, Lauro ^a   Bigi, Riccardo ^b   Sicari, Rosa ^c   Landi, Patrizia ^c   Bovenzi, Francesco ^a   Picano, Eugenio ^c  

^a CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary Artery by grafting; Coronary artery disease; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REVASCULARIZATION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956773610     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.063     Document Type: Article

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