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Cardiac rupture during contrast-enhanced dobutamine stress echocardiography.

Datino T, García-Fernández MA, Martínez-Sellés M, Quiles J, Avanzas P

Dobutamine stress echocardiography is widely used after myocardial infarction. This technique is safe and severe adverse reactions are uncommon. We report one case of cardiac rupture during contrast-enhanced dobutamine stress echocardiography.

Published 2 February 2005 in Int J Cardiol, 98(2): 349-50.
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