Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on February 12, 2008
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Doppler estimation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with mitral valve disease. Circulation (2005) 2.79
Preserved left ventricular twist and circumferential deformation, but depressed longitudinal and radial deformation in patients with diastolic heart failure. Eur Heart J (2008) 2.63
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A randomized cross-over study for evaluation of the effect of image optimization with contrast on the diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine echocardiography in coronary artery disease The OPTIMIZE Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2008) 1.68
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Systolic and diastolic dyssynchrony in patients with diastolic heart failure and the effect of medical therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.68
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Localizing and quantifying ablation lesions in the left ventricle by myocardial contrast echocardiography. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2004) 1.62
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Comparative accuracy of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in identifying mitral valve pathology in patients undergoing mitral valve repair: initial observations. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2011) 1.48
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The safety of deFinity and Optison for ultrasound image enhancement: a retrospective analysis of 78,383 administered contrast doses. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2008) 1.46
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Established and novel clinical applications of diastolic function assessment by echocardiography. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 1.38
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