Cardiac imaging improves risk stratification in high-risk patients undergoing surgical revascularization

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-56

  Gimelli, Alessia ^a   L'Abbate, Antonio ^b   Glauber, Mattia ^a   Ripoli, Andrea ^a   Giorgetti, Assuero ^a   Marzullo, Paolo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Myocardial revascularization; Nuclear cardiology

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM 201; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; THALLIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SCINTIGRAPHY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SCINTISCANNING;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; NECROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33744496014     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000199788.45940.8c     Document Type: Article

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