Effect of gender on cardiovascular risk stratification with ECG gated SPECT left ventricular volume indices and ejection fraction

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-37

  Wexler, Orren ^a   Yoder, Scott R ^a   Elder, Jessica L ^a   Mackin, Maria L ^a   Chen, Leway ^a   Mixon, Lonnie ^b   Schwartz, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gated SPECT; Gender; Left ventricular function; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GATED IMAGING; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; COMORBIDITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67649997725     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-008-9000-x     Document Type: Article

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