Published in Am J Cardiol on September 01, 2003
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Stress echocardiography is superior to exercise ECG in the risk stratification of patients presenting with acute chest pain with negative Troponin. Eur J Echocardiogr (2005) 0.79
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Mild to moderate renal impairment is associated with increased left ventricular mass. Int J Cardiol (2007) 0.77
Accuracy of dipyridamole myocardial contrast echocardiography for the detection of residual stenosis of the infarct-related artery and multivessel disease early after acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 0.77
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