Usefulness of technetium-99 m sestamibi myocardial perfusion SPECT in detection of cardiovascular involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus or systemic sclerosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 157-161

  Lin, Ching Cheng ^a   Ding, Hueisch Jy ^a   Chen, Yu Wen ^a   Wang, Jhi Joung ^b   Ho, Shung Tai ^c   Kao, Albert ^d,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Systemic lupus erythematosus; Systemic sclerosis; Tc 99m sestamibi SPECT

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFUSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX PAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; RISK FACTOR; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0345528922     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00106-2     Document Type: Article

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