Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy: An important step between clinical assessment and coronary angiography in patients with stable chest pain

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-4

  Reyes, Eliana ^a   Underwood, Stephen Richard ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 28944442555     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi627     Document Type: Editorial

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