A hypertensive response to exercise is associated with transient ischemic dilation on myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 537-543

  Smelley, Matthew P ^a   Virnich, Daniel E ^a   Williams, Kim A ^a   Ward, R Parker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; hypertensive response to exercise; myocardial perfusion imaging; Transient ischemic dilation

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM CHLORIDE TL 201;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE TEST; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 34547417694     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2007.04.019     Document Type: Article

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