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Changes in the initial slope of the QRS in ischemic patients and normal subjects undergoing scintigraphy with dipyridamole.
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PMID:  20950799     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effect of dipyridamole (Dp) on the linear portion of the first major deflection of the QRS in human electrocardiograms (which we refer to as Fslope) was investigated in the context of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), in normal subjects (NS, n=19) and in patients with cardiovascular ischemia (as manifested by a positive MPI scan, n=53). In the majority of participants, Fslope decreased (84% of 19 NS and 77% of 53 patients, p=0.69). The decrease in Fslope was more pronounced in patients with ST-T deviation as compared to those without (32.6±24.5 vs. 22.4±23.1, p=0.24), and in patients vs. NS (24.9±23.5 vs. 19.6±23.4, p=0.44). A change in Fslope is a sensitive (but not specific) measure for detecting the effect of Dp on the myocardium in the setting of scintigraphy.
Authors:
Guy Dori; Michal Gershinsky; Simona Ben-Haim; Basil S Lewis; Haim Bitterman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-10-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Computers in biology and medicine     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1879-0534     ISO Abbreviation:  Comput. Biol. Med.     Publication Date:    2010 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1250250     Medline TA:  Comput Biol Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  869-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, The Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, 7, Michal Street, Haifa 34362, Israel. guydo@clalit.org.il
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