Exercise testing and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in primary care patients with chest pain of new onset

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-122

  Scheike, Morten ^a,c   Nilsson, Staffan ^b   Nylander, Eva ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Exercise test; Family practice; Myocardial ischaemia; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Primary healthcare; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY CIRCULATION; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34248598055     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430601116249     Document Type: Article

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