Adenosine challenge and boost protocols: New tools for myocardial perfusion imaging

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 92-93

  Hurwitz, Robert ^a   Lyons, Kenneth ^a   Taketa, Richard ^a  

^a HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Dipyridamole; Myocardial Perfusion Imaging; Pharmacologic Stress Testing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CAFFEINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADENOSINE; CAFFEINE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CORONARY DISEASE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART; HUMANS;

EID: 0032945192     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199902000-00002     Document Type: Article

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