Risk stratification using stress myocardial perfusion imaging: Don't neglect the value of clinical variables

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-212

  Beller, George A ^a   Watson, Denny D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTISCANNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS;

EID: 1042264339     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.11.016     Document Type: Editorial

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