False-positive 201thallium study in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 499-502

  Paquet, Nancy ^b   Verreault, Jean ^a   Lepage, Serge ^b   Bénard, François ^b  

^a Ctr Hospitalier St Vincent de Paul   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

201Thallium perfusion imaging; Coronary artery disease; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; THALLIUM; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; DELTA RHYTHM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; REST;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; EXERCISE TEST; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0029665231     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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