Analysis of Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variation During Cardiac CT Examinations

Academic Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-48

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Fletcher, Joel G ^a   Scott Harmsen, W ^b   Araoz, Philip A ^a   Williamson, Eric E ^a   Primak, Andrew N ^c   McCollough, Cynthia H ^c  

^a Departments of Radiology

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

computed tomography; coronary angiography.; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36749051778     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.07.023     Document Type: Article

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