Evaluation of graft patency by computed tomographic angiography in symptom-free post-coronary artery bypass surgery patients

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-208

  Anand, Dhakshinamurthy Vijay ^a,b   Lim, Eric ^a   Lipkin, David ^a,b   Lahiri, Avijit ^a  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic angiography; coronary artery bypass grafting; myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 40849126499     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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