First choice technique in assessment of myocardial viability. Perfusion scintigraphy;Técnica de primera elección para la valoración de la viabilidad miocárdica. Gammagrafía cardíaca de perfusión

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 797-800

  Coma Canella, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hibernation; Perfusion scintigraphy; Stunning; Viability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING ORGAN SYSTEMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; TISSUE SURVIVAL; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 2542545189     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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