The role of technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the detection of cardiovascular involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with non-specific chest complaints

Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1106-1111

  Sun, S S ^a   Shiau, Y C ^b   Tsai, S C ^c   Lin, C C ^a   Kao, A ^a   Lee, C C ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

99mTc sestamibi SPECT; Coronary artery disease; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG UPTAKE; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX DISEASE;

EID: 0034782538     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.10.1106     Document Type: Article

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