title: The incremental diagnostic value of coronary flow reserve and left ventricular elastance during high-dose dipyridamole stress echocardiography in patients with normal wall motion at rest.
authors.affiliation: CNR, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: bombardini@ifc.cnr.it.
authors.forename: Tonino
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bombardini
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gherardi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marraccini
authors.forename: Mathis Christian
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Schlueter
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sicari
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Picano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D004176:Dipyridamole
keywords: Contractile reserve; Coronary disease; Regional blood flow; Stress echocardiography