Combined assessment of left ventricular perfusion and function by gated single-photon emission computed tomography for the risk stratification of high-risk hypertensive patients

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 767-773

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a   Bestetti, Alberto ^b   Strinchini, Aldo ^b   Conte, Antonio ^b   Gregori, Dario ^c   Brusoni, Bruno ^b   Fiorentini, Cesare ^a  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Nuclear imaging; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33645518916     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000217861.12617.33     Document Type: Article

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