Diagnostic and prognostic value of myocardial perfusion gated SPECT in orthotopic heart transplant recipients

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-206

  Manrique, Alain ^a,b,c   Bernard, Mathieu ^a   Hitzel, Anne ^a   Bubenheim, Michael ^a   Tron, Christophe ^a   Agostini, Denis ^c   Cribier, Alain ^a   Véra, Pierre ^a   Bessou, Jean Paul ^a   Redonnet, Michel ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b GIP CYCERON   (France)

^c CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gated SPECT; Heart transplantation; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECIPIENT; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PERFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77953326174     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9166-x     Document Type: Article

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