Comparison of ischemic patterns in myocardial bridge and syndrome X: Evaluation by dobutamine stress echocardiography and stress thallium-201 SPECT

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-88

  Ho, Yi Lwun ^a   Wu, Chau Chung ^a   Yen, Ruoh Fang ^a   Hung, Su Rong ^a   Chen, Ming Fong ^a   Huang, Por Jau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Myocardial bridge; Stress thallium 201 SPECT; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME X;

ADULT; AGED; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0035022434     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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