Vascular endothelial dysfunction is associated with reversible myocardial perfusion defects in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 756-760

  Soman, Prem ^a   Dave, Devang M ^a   Udelson, James E ^a   Han, Hui ^a   Ouda, Husam Z ^a   Patel, Ayan R ^a   Karas, Richard H ^a   Kuvin, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

brachial artery; coronary artery disease; Endothelial function; myocardial perfusion

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33845466371     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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