Prognostic value of combined assessment of regional left ventricular function and myocardial perfusion by dobutamine and rest gated SPECT in patients with uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1023-1029

  Spinelli, Letizia ^a   Petretta, Mario ^a   Acampa, Wanda ^b,c   He, Wei ^a   Petretta, Andrea ^a   Bonaduce, Domenico ^a   Cuocolo, Alberto ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Gated tomography; Left ventricular function; Myocardial perfusion

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AKINESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKINESIA; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; GATED IMAGING; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; REST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS;

DOBUTAMINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GATED BLOOD-POOL IMAGING; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0041386246     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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