Myocardial perfusion imaging in stable symptomatic patients with extensive coronary atherosclerosis

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-143

  Mouden, Mohamed ^a   Ottervanger, Jan Paul ^a   Timmer, Jorik R ^a   Reiffers, Stoffer ^a   Oostdijk, Ad H J ^a   Knollema, Siert ^a   Jager, Pieter L ^a  

^a Isala Klinieken ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary artery calcium scoring; Coronary artery disease; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SMOKING; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 84890796339     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-013-2539-z     Document Type: Article

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