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01-10-2012 | Editorial
Advanced hybrid stress testing: A potential new paradigm combining exercise and pharmacologic stress
Authors:
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, FASNC, Harkawal S. Hundal, MD, Myrvin H. Ellestad, MD, FACC
Published in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Issue 5/2012
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Excerpt
Partington et al
1 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital present a landmark article on the use of pharmacological stress at near peak exercise in this issue of the
Journal. The article represents the first in a likely series of articles by these and other investigators exploring the use of selective A2 agents injected as a bolus at near-peak exercise, or during recovery, in patients undergoing maximal exercise testing with myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) who do not achieve the accepted 85% maximum heart rate standard. …