Stress Echocardiography Its Role in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease

W. F. ARMSTRONG While stress echocardiography is not the first technique to be applied to patients for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, it represents an impor­ tant clinical tool, likely to become of increasing pertinence in today's era of cost containment and mandated cost-effectivene...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marwick, Thomas H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
Series:Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Basic Considerations in the Pathophysiology and Detection of Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
  • 2. How to Perform Stress Echocardiography — Practical Aspects
  • 3. Exercise Echocardiography
  • Stress Echocardiography Using Exercise-Simulating Techniques
  • 5. Stress Echocardiography with Vasoactive Agents
  • 6. Comparison of Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Echocardiography and Electrocardiography
  • 7. Comparison of Stress Echocardiography and Scintigraphic Techniques for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
  • 8. Use of Stress Echocardiography for Assessment of Interventions and Medical Treatments
  • 9. Prognostic Value of Stress Echocardiography
  • 10. Echocardiographic Determination of Myocardial Viability