The conundrum of left bundle branch block

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-92

  Hansen, Christopher L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; POTASSIUM 43; RUBIDIUM 81; TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GATED IMAGING; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 1242275132     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2003.11.002     Document Type: Editorial

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