Myocardial scintigraphy in acute myocardial infarction treated with systemic thrombolysis: How far are we from obtaining reliable information for rescue PTCA?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Mazzotta, Gianfranco ^a   Protosido, Selma K ^a   Casati, Edoardo ^a   Vecchio, Carlo ^a  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Myocardial scintigraphy; PTCA; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032577724     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00067-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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