Rest left ventricular function and contractile reserve by dobutamine stress echocardiography in peripartum cardiomyopathy

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-293

  Barbosa, Marcia M ^a,b   Freire, Cláudia M V ^a,b   Nascimento, Bruno Ramos ^b,f   Rochitte, Carlos E ^c   Silva, Marly C ^d   Siqueira, Maria H A ^e   Nunes, Maria Carmo P ^a,b  

^a Hospital Geral Socor   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Centro de Imagem   (Brazil)

^e Materdei Hospital   (Brazil)

^f Hospital Universitario Sao Jose   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Myocardial fibrosis; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84862764011     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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