Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 628-635 , June 2010

High Volume-Rate Three-Dimensional Stress Echocardiography to Assess Inducible Myocardial Ischemia: A Feasibility Study

  • Luigi P. Badano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, University Hospital “S Maria Della Misericordia,” Udine, Italy
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  • Denisa Muraru, MD

      Affiliations

    • “Prof Dr C. C. Iliescu” Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Denisa Muraru, MD, “Prof Dr C. C. Iliescu” Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sos Fundeni, 258, Sector 2, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
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  • Fausto Rigo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Dell'Angelo Hospital, Mestre-Venice, Italy
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  • Lorenzo Del Mestre, RS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, University Hospital “S Maria Della Misericordia,” Udine, Italy
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  • Davide Ermacora, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, University Hospital “S Maria Della Misericordia,” Udine, Italy
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  • Pasquale Gianfagna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, University Hospital “S Maria Della Misericordia,” Udine, Italy
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  • Alessandro Proclemer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, University Hospital “S Maria Della Misericordia,” Udine, Italy

Received 1 December 2009

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 Dr Muraru was supported by a scientific grant from University Hospital S Maria Della Misericordia, Udine, Italy.

PII: S0894-7317(10)00267-1

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.020

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 628-635 , June 2010

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