Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1220-1227 , November 2009

Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Enhances Long-Term Prognostic Value of Supine Bicycle Stress Two-Dimensional Echocardiography

  • Tomasz Miszalski-Jamka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Diagnosis, Prevention and Telemedicine, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tomasz Miszalski-Jamka, MD, Center for Diagnosis, Prevention and Telemedicine, John Paul II Hospital, ul Prądnicka 80, 31-202 Kraków, Poland
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  • Stefanie Kuntz-Hehner, MD

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Harald Schmidt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, St Marienhospital, Bonn, Germany
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  • Daniel Peter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, St Marienhospital, Bonn, Germany
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  • Karol Miszalski-Jamka, MD

      Affiliations

    • 1st Department of Cardiology, Silesian Centre for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland
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  • Christoph Hammerstingl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, St Marienhospital, Bonn, Germany
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  • Klaus Tiemann, MD, Prof

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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  • Alexander Ghanem, MD

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Clemens Troatz, MD

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Mieczysław Pasowicz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Diagnosis, Prevention and Telemedicine, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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  • Berndt Lüderitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Heyder Omran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, St Marienhospital, Bonn, Germany

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 Dr Tomasz Miszalski-Jamka was supported by Catholic Academic Exchange Service (Bonn, Germany).

PII: S0894-7317(09)00710-X

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.07.020

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1220-1227 , November 2009

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