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[31] Juracan EM(2000)A rapid stress-testing protocol for the detection of coronary artery disease: Comparison of two-stage transesophageal atrial pacing stress echocardiography with dobutamine stress echocardiography J Am Coll Cardiol 36 1659-1663

[32] Mahoney DW(1999)Nonexercise stress transthoracic echocardiography: Transesophageal atrial pacing versus dobutamine stress J Am Coll Cardiol 33 506-511

[33] McCully RB(2000)Impact of atropine injection on heart rate response during treadmill exercise echocardiography: A double-blind randomized pilot study Echocardiography 17 221-227

[34] Roger VL(1999)Enhanced endocardial visualization with noncontrast harmonic imaging during stress echocardiography J Am Soc Echocardiogr 12 559-563

[35] Pellikka PA(2000)Non-contrast second harmonic imaging improves interobserver agreement and accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with impaired image quality Heart 83 133-140

[36] McCully RB(2001)Second harmonic imaging improves sensitivity of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease Am Heart J 142 153-159

[37] Roger VL(1998)Improved left ventricular endocardial border delineation and opacification with OPTISON (FS069), a new echocardiographic contrast agent. Results of a phase III Multicenter Trial J Am Coll Cardiol 32 746-752

[38] Mahoney DW(2000)Efficacy and safety of the novel ultrasound contrast agent perflutren (Definity) in patients with suboptimal baseline left ventricular echocardiographic images Am J Cardiol 86 669-674

[39] Karon BL(2001)Use of contrast for image enhancement during stress echocardiography is cost-effective and reduces additional diagnostic testing Am J Cardiol 87 1430-1432

[40] Oh JK(2003)Efficacy and time-efficiency of a “sonographer-driven” contrast echocardiography protocol in a high-volume echocardiography laboratory Am Heart J 145 535-541

[31] Juracan EM(2000)A rapid stress-testing protocol for the detection of coronary artery disease: Comparison of two-stage transesophageal atrial pacing stress echocardiography with dobutamine stress echocardiography J Am Coll Cardiol 36 1659-1663

[32] Mahoney DW(1999)Nonexercise stress transthoracic echocardiography: Transesophageal atrial pacing versus dobutamine stress J Am Coll Cardiol 33 506-511

[33] McCully RB(2000)Impact of atropine injection on heart rate response during treadmill exercise echocardiography: A double-blind randomized pilot study Echocardiography 17 221-227

[34] Roger VL(1999)Enhanced endocardial visualization with noncontrast harmonic imaging during stress echocardiography J Am Soc Echocardiogr 12 559-563

[35] Pellikka PA(2000)Non-contrast second harmonic imaging improves interobserver agreement and accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with impaired image quality Heart 83 133-140

[36] McCully RB(2001)Second harmonic imaging improves sensitivity of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease Am Heart J 142 153-159

[37] Roger VL(1998)Improved left ventricular endocardial border delineation and opacification with OPTISON (FS069), a new echocardiographic contrast agent. Results of a phase III Multicenter Trial J Am Coll Cardiol 32 746-752

[38] Mahoney DW(2000)Efficacy and safety of the novel ultrasound contrast agent perflutren (Definity) in patients with suboptimal baseline left ventricular echocardiographic images Am J Cardiol 86 669-674

[39] Karon BL(2001)Use of contrast for image enhancement during stress echocardiography is cost-effective and reduces additional diagnostic testing Am J Cardiol 87 1430-1432

[40] Oh JK(2003)Efficacy and time-efficiency of a “sonographer-driven” contrast echocardiography protocol in a high-volume echocardiography laboratory Am Heart J 145 535-541