Contrast echocardiography: evidence-based recommendations by European Association of Echocardiography
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Contrast echocardiography: evidence-based recommendations by European Association of Echocardiography.
This paper examines the evidence for contrast echocardiography, both for improving assessment of left ventricular structure and function compared with unenhanced echocardiography and for the identification of myocardial perfusion. Based on the evidence, recommendations are proposed for the clinical use of contrast echocardiography.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Echocardiography
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1525-2167,1532-2114
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep005