Importance of wall motion analysis in the diagnosis of left main disease using stress nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-224

  Kumar, Shekar P ^a   Movahed, Assad ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Left main disease; Perfusion imaging; Wall motion analysis

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; R WAVE; REST; RISK; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE;

EID: 0038378980     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023606223940     Document Type: Article

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