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Thallium-20 1 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for the clinical clarification of normal, abnormal and equivocal electrocardiographic stress tests.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  623004     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sixty-five patients were studied with stress electrocardiography and thallium-20 1 relative myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Results were correlated with selective coronary angiography. Scintigraphy was more sensitive (85 versus 67 percent), more specific (89 versus 63 percent) and significantly more accurate (87 versus 65 percent) than stress electrocardiography for the diagnosis of significant coronary arterial lesions in patients with isoelectric S-T segments at rest. Stress scintigraphy helped clarify the equivocal stress test due to left bundle branch block, left ventricular hypertrophy, drugs, hyperventilation and other conditions and was more accurate than the stress electrocardiogram (89 versus 53 percent) even in the presence of a depressed S-t segment at rest. Thallium-20 1 scintigraphy is a safe and simple noninvasive method for identifying abnormal myocardial perfusion, stress-induced ischemia and, indirectly, significant coronary arterial lesions.
Authors:
E H Botvinick; M R Taradash; D M Shames; W W Parmley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1978 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-03-21     Completed Date:  1978-03-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  43-51     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*,  radionuclide imaging
Exercise Test*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Thallium / diagnostic use*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7440-28-0/Thallium

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