Nitrate-enhanced thallium 201 single-photon emission computed tomography imaging in hibernating myocardium

American Heart Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 369-375

  Oudiz, R J ^a   Smith, D E ^a   Pollak, A J ^a   Mena, I ^a   Shapiro, S M ^a   Ginzton, L E ^a   Narahara, K A ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL HIBERNATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032771011     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70127-4     Document Type: Article

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