Evaluation of stunned and infarcted canine myocardium by real time myocardial contrast echocardiography
Differentiation between stunned and infarcted myocardium in the setting of acute ischemia is challenging. Real time myocardial contrast echocardiography allows the simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function. In the present study we evaluated infarcted and stunned myocardium in an e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2003-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001100009 |