Induction of atrial depolarization abnormality during dipyridamole stress imaging: A cautionary note

Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-38

  Prajapat, Laxman ^a   Ariyarajah, Vignendra ^b,c   Spodick, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Atrial depolarization abnormality; Dipyridamole stress imaging; P wave widening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIPYRIDAMOLE STRESS IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

AGED; CHEST PAIN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 41749100571     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109404     Document Type: Article

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