Clinical management and short-term cost - 64-slice MDCT vs. myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-250

  Nicol, Edward D ^a   Stirrup, James ^a   Leatham, Edward ^a   Roughton, Michael ^a   Underwood, S Richard ^a   Padley, Simon P G ^a   Rubens, Michael B ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical management; Coronary artery disease; CT coronary angiography; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; CLOPIDOGREL; DILTIAZEM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; LOSARTAN; NICORANDIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEPRAZOLE; RAMIPRIL; SIMVASTATIN;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCINTIGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 77957829342     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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