Prognostic implications of post-stress ejection fraction decrease detected by gated SPECT in the absence of stress-induced perfusion abnormalities

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 485-490

  Dona, Manjola ^a   Massi, Lucia ^a   Settimo, Leonardo ^a   Bartolini, Matteo ^a   Giannì, Gianluca ^a   Pupi, Alberto ^a   Sciagrà, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gated SPECT; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Myocardial perfusion; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GATED SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART DEATH; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST STRESS EJECTION FRACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 79953751018     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1643-6     Document Type: Article

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