Slow upsloping ST-segment depression during exercise: Does it really signify a positive stress test?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 482-487

  Desai, Milind Y ^a   Crugnale, Sharon ^a   Mondeau, Jennifer ^a   Helin, Kristy ^a   Mannting, Finn ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0036185551     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.120771     Document Type: Article

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