Variation in heart rate influences the assessment of transient ischemic dilation in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

BMC Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Leslie, William D ^a   Levin, Daniel P ^a   Demeter, Sandor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGING; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL STRESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33847271818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2385-7-1     Document Type: Article

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