Left ventricular long axis disturbances as predictors for thallium perfusion defects in patients with known peripheral vascular disease

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-300

  Henein, M Y ^a   Anagnostopoulos, C ^a   Das, S K ^a   O'Sullivan, C ^a   Underwood, S R ^a   Gibson, D G ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Left ventricular long axis; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Peripheral vascular disease; Thallium 201

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031899489     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.3.295     Document Type: Article

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