Sauna-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-233

  Giannetti, Nadia ^a   Juneau, Martin ^a   Arsenault, André ^a   Behr, Marcel A ^b   Grégoire, Jean ^a   Tessier, Michel ^a   Larivée, Lucie ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SAUNA;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; STEAM BATH; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 0032829489     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(99)00220-X     Document Type: Article

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