Gender and referral for coronary angiography after treadmill thallium testing

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-283

  Lauer, Michael S ^a,b   Pashkow, Fredric J ^a   Snader, Claire E ^a   Harvey, Sharon A ^a   Thomas, James D ^a   Marwick, Thomas H ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Imaging Center   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0030221123     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00277-9     Document Type: Article

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