Microvascular Autonomic Dysfunction May Justify False-Positive Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1916-1917

  Senzolo, M ^a   Bassanello, M ^a   Graziotto, A ^a   Zucchetta, P ^a   Cillo, U ^a   Maraglino, G ^a   Loreno, M ^a   Bellotto, F ^a   Davia G ^a   Burra, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETIC PATIENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROVASCULAR AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SMOKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 48049108728     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.069     Document Type: Article

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