Management of unstable angina: The role of noninvasive risk stratification

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2 PART II, 1997, Pages

  Brown, Kenneth A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk; Coronary artery disease; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Prognosis; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY RISK; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031002877     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(97)90096-9     Document Type: Article

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