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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 11/2008

01-11-2008 | Image of the Month

Coronary artery ectasia causing ischemia

Authors: Lars Husmann, Bernhard A. Herzog, Nina Burkhard, Ines Valenta, Klaus Weber, Philipp A. Kaufmann

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 11/2008

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Excerpt

A 46-year-old male smoker (70 kg, 175 cm) with no other cardiovascular risk factors presented with recurrent episodes of chest discomfort and breathing distress at physical exercise. Cardiac stress testing on a treadmill ergometer was clinically pathologic at 100 W, and the patient was subsequently referred to non-invasive hybrid cardiac imaging. …
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Metadata
Title
Coronary artery ectasia causing ischemia
Authors
Lars Husmann
Bernhard A. Herzog
Nina Burkhard
Ines Valenta
Klaus Weber
Philipp A. Kaufmann
Publication date
01-11-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 11/2008
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-008-0895-x

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