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01-08-2010 | Editorial

Heart rate response during vasodilator stress myocardial perfusion imaging: Mechanisms and implications

Authors: Fadi G. Hage, MD, Ami E. Iskandrian, MD, MACC

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 4/2010

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Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using adenosine, dipyridamole, or regadenoson (a selective A_2A receptor agonist) is an established method for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) and risk stratification.1 In high-risk populations, as in those with diabetes mellitus (DM) or chronic kidney disease, MPI has been shown to be a powerful predictor of risk, but nevertheless, patients with normal myocardial perfusion are at higher risk than those without DM or chronic kidney disease.2,3 Thus, there continues to be a need to extract more useful prognostic data from stress MPI especially in high-risk populations. …

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Title: Heart rate response during vasodilator stress myocardial perfusion imaging: Mechanisms and implications
Authors: Fadi G. Hage, MD
Ami E. Iskandrian, MD, MACC
Publication date: 01-08-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9248-9

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