Coronary vasomotion in patients with syndrome X: Evaluation with positron emission tomography and parametric myocardial perfusion imaging

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 530-537

  Meeder, Joan G ^a   Blanksma, Paul K ^a   Van Der Wall, Ernst E ^b   Willemsen, Antoon T M ^a   Pruim, Jan ^a   Anthonio, Rutger L ^a   De Jong, Richard M ^a   Vaalburg, Willem ^a   Lie, Kong I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Perfusion heterogeneity; Perfusion reserve; Positron emission tomography; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DIPYRIDAMOLE; NITROGEN 13; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DRUG MIXTURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNDROME X; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0030923670     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01267685     Document Type: Article

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