Pathophysiology of myocardial hibernation. Implications for the use of dobutamine echocardiography to identify myocardial viability.
Vanoverschelde
J L
JL
Divisions of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Louvain, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. Vanoverschelde@card.ucl.ac.be
Pasquet
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A
Gerber
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Melin
J A
JA
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D004280:Dobutamine; D004452:Echocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D004280:Dobutamine