False-negative myocardial scintigraphy in balanced three-vessel disease, revealed by coronary pressure measurement

International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-71

  Aarnoudse, Wilbert H ^a   Botman, Kees Joost B M ^a   Pijls, Nico H J ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balanced three vessel disease; Coronary angiography; Coronary pressure measurement; Fractional flow reserve; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALANCED THREE VESSEL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING;

EID: 0037936649     PISSN: 14628848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14628840310003244     Document Type: Article

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