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Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 5/2012

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 | Issue 5/2012

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Partington et al1 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. …
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Metadata
Title
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
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-012-9614-x

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