Prognostic significance of ischemic electrocardiographic changes during adenosine infusion in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-16

  Abbott, Brian G ^a   Afshar, Maryam ^b   Berger, Alan K ^c   Wackers, Frans J Th ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Electrocardiography; Myocardial perfusion imaging; ST segment depression

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SKIN TINGLING; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037223989     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2002.127625     Document Type: Article

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