Normal Stress-Only Versus Standard Stress/Rest Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Similar Patient Mortality With Reduced Radiation Exposure

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-230

  Chang, Su Min ^a   Nabi, Faisal ^a   Xu, Jiaqiong ^b   Raza, Umara ^a   Mahmarian, John J ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

myocardial perfusion imaging; risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DOBUTAMINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GATED IMAGING; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL;

ADENOSINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOBUTAMINE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549121758     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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