Should simultaneous exercise become the standard for adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging?

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 3-10

  Thomas, Gregory S ^a,b   Miyamoto, Michael I ^a,c  

^a Cardiology Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CATECHOLAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; PAPAVERINE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TETROFOSMIN; THALLIUM 201;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BICYCLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPOTENSION; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; NORTH AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 3142727627     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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