Screening Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Eligibility for Liver Transplantation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1010-1013

  Bradley, Steven M ^a   Soine, Laurie A ^a   Caldwell, James H ^a   Goldberg, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; STRESS MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING;

CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING;

EID: 77949567758     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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