Stress-only Tc-99m myocardial perfusion imaging in an emergency department chest pain unit

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 642-650

  Duvall, William L ^a   Wijetunga, Melanie N ^b   Klein, Thomas M ^b   Hingorani, Rittu ^b   Bewley, Benoit ^b   Khan, Shahid M ^a   Hermann, Luke K ^b   Henzlova, Milena J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; myocardial perfusion imaging; prognosis; stress testing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS ONLY MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEST PAIN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOPAMINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TECHNETIUM; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84862238894     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.05.061     Document Type: Article

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